Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 36
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
हयस्य यानि चाङ्गानि तानि सर्वाणि ब्राह्मणा:।अग्नौ प्रास्यन्ति विधिवत्समन्त्राष्षोडशर्त्विज:।।।।
hayasya yāni cāṅgāni tāni sarvāṇi brāhmaṇāḥ |
agnau prāsyanti vidhivat samantrāḥ ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ ||
Die sechzehn Opferpriester, die die rechten Mantras rezitierten, brachten ordnungsgemäß alle Glieder und Teile des Pferdes ins Feuer dar, genau wie es der Ritus verlangt.
The sixteen officiating priests (brahmins) offered all the horse's limbs with prayers as per the customs.
FAQs
Dharma is collective responsibility performed with correct speech (mantra) and correct method (vidhi): ritual action is ethical when it is disciplined, authorized, and complete.
The priests complete a central offering stage of the Aśvamedha by consigning the horse’s portions into the consecrated fire with mantras.
Ritual integrity and teamwork among the officiants—precision, completeness, and fidelity to injunction.