Lexicon of Rig Veda

Lexicon

of Rig Veda

Horse is a figure for divine force in all worlds, that described as one Horse or as seven, ten, two, hundred, thousand horses accordingly to concrete symbolism and context. Trita has yoked this one given by Yama (Lord of highest Law of the Truth of Existence), Indra the first has stood from above on this one, Gandharva has caught his rein, O Vasus, from the Sun have formed the Horse. O Ashvins, you have bring to Pedu the swift Horse winning thousand, full of plenitude, unassailable, killing Serpent, full of hearing of the Truth, carrying across, 1.117.9, you have gave the white impelled by Indra neighing, killing the Serpent, Arian (aspiring through labour and battles) Horse – the overpowering mighty, winning a thousand strong-limbed bull, 1.118.9, you have poured hundred jars of honey from hoof of swift horse for man, 1.117.6, poured through strainer from hoof of horse-bull hundred jars of the wine, 1.116.7. Auspicious bright horses of Surya rich in brilliance, blazing, intoxicating, bending have stood on high level of Heaven, go at once around Heaven and Earth, 1.115.3. Agni gives to us ecstatic heroic force full of good steeds, 3.26.3. This Horse is inseparable from Knowledge, Cow: these horses are sprinkled by lucidity-clarity, passim. Indra is a master of horses, master of cows, 1.101.4; the Dawn that comes with reddish horses, 1.113.14, 1.92.15, brings horses and cows, 1.123.12; this our wish, O Indra, do fill with horses and cows, 3.50.4. Your steeds pure, drinking Milk, flying like wind, celestial gallopers, swift like mind, bulls straight-backed, self-kings, let them bring here the Ashvins, 1.181.2. Agni has stood to living in Heaven milch-cows of bull, to mares divine, bearing offering that is full of honey, 3.7.2.