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Rigveda 1.020.02

Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 20 · Verse 1.20.2

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Sanskrit Original

य इन्द्रा॑य वचो॒युजा॑ तत॒क्षुर्मन॑सा॒ हरी॑ । शमी॑भिर्य॒ज्ञमा॑शत

ya indrāya vacoyujā tatakṣurmanasā harī śamībhiryajñamāśata

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

He who joined word to Indra, who held eyes and mind—by branches of the Shami tree they performed the sacrifice.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

They who created mentally for Indra the horses that are harnessed (carved) at his words, have partaken of the sacrifice performed with holy acts. (śamībhiḥ = ceremonies; i.e. they have pervaded, appropriated or accepted the sacrifice peformed with tongs, ladles, and utensils; an intimation of the mechanical skills of Ṛbhu).

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

They who for Indra, with their mind, formed horses harnessed by a word, Attained by works to sacrifice.