उप प्रागाच् छसनं वाज्य् अर्वा देवद्रीचा मनसा दीध्यानः । अजः पुरो नीयते नाभिर् अस्यानु पश्चात् कवयो यन्ति रेभाः ॥
upa prāgāc chasanaṃ vājy arvā devadrīcā manasā dīdhyānaḥ | ajaḥ puro nīyate nābhir asyānu paścāt kavayo yanti rebhāḥ ||
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
The strong Steed hath come forward to the slaughter, pondering with a mind directed God-ward. The goat who is his kin is led before him the sages and the singers follow after.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.163.12; the wording of this text may differ in places.