Rigveda 10.088.17
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 88 · Verse 10.88.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यत्रा॒ वदे॑ते॒ अव॑रः॒ पर॑श्च यज्ञ॒न्योः॑ कत॒रो नौ॒ वि वे॑द । आ शे॑कु॒रित्स॑ध॒मादं॒ सखा॑यो॒ नक्ष॑न्त य॒ज्ञं क इ॒दं वि वो॑चत्
yatrā vadete avaraḥ paraśca yajñanyoḥ kataro nau vi veda ā śekuritsadhamādaṃ sakhāyo nakṣanta yajñaṃ ka idaṃ vi vocat
Where one speaks of the inferior and the other of the superior of the two sacrifices—who truly knows their distinction? O seers, friends, the starry ones, who praised the sacrifice—who among them declared it?
When the lower and upper (fire) disputed "which of us twain leaders of sacrifice knows the work best?"then the friends (the priests) were competent (to offer) sacrifice, they came to the sacrifice; who declares this?
Which of us twain knows where they speak together, upper and lower of the two rite-leaders? Our friends have helped to gather our assembly. They came to sacrifice; who will announce it?