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 ||
十六位祭司诵念相应真言，依仪将马的一切肢体与各部分如法投入圣火，正合祭仪所需。
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.