Rigveda 10.028.11
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 28 · Verse 10.28.11
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तेभ्यो॑ गो॒धा अ॒यथं॑ कर्षदे॒तद्ये ब्र॒ह्मणः॑ प्रति॒पीय॒न्त्यन्नैः॑ । सि॒म उ॒क्ष्णो॑ऽवसृ॒ष्टाँ अ॑दन्ति स्व॒यं बला॑नि त॒न्वः॑ शृणा॒नाः
tebhyo godhā ayathaṃ karṣadetadye brahmaṇaḥ pratipīyantyannaiḥ sima ukṣṇo'vasṛṣṭām̐ adanti svayaṃ balāni tanvaḥ śaṛṇānāḥ
From them the ox drags it thus when offerings to Brahman are being presented; the strong bulls bite the loosened morsels themselves, the herdsmen’s young ones are stretched forth.
Gāyatrī drew it away without difficulty, for the good of those (gods) who, (satisfied) with the viandsof Indra, retaliate the injuries (of the enemies of the gods); they devour all the sprinkling (Soma libations) left (byIndra), spontaneously destroying the armies and bodies (of the enemy).
So may the leather strap their foot entangle who fatten on the viands of the Brahman. They all devour the bulls set free to wander, while they themselves destroy their bodies' vigour.