Rigveda 1.020.02
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 20 · Verse 1.20.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
य इन्द्रा॑य वचो॒युजा॑ तत॒क्षुर्मन॑सा॒ हरी॑ । शमी॑भिर्य॒ज्ञमा॑शत
ya indrāya vacoyujā tatakṣurmanasā harī śamībhiryajñamāśata
He who joined word to Indra, who held eyes and mind—by branches of the Shami tree they performed the sacrifice.
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).
They who for Indra, with their mind, formed horses harnessed by a word, Attained by works to sacrifice.
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