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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
2. And as to its being one marked with all colours, it is for the sake of his (the Sacrificer's) obtaining and securing everything, for colour (outward appearance) is everything, and the Asvamedha is everything. And as to its being perfect in speed, it is for the sake of his obtaining and securing vigour, for speed is vigour. And as to its being worth a thousand (cows), it is for the sake of his obtaining and securing everything, for a thousand means everything, and the Asvamedha is every thing. And as to its being in its prime, it is for the sake of his obtaining unlimited vigour, for such a one that is in the prime (of youth) increases to unlimited vigour. And as to its being without its match under the right-side yoke, it is for the sake of his obtaining yonder (sun), for that (horse) indeed is he that shines yonder, and assuredly there is no one to rival him.
3. As to this, Bhållaveya, however, said, 'That horse should be of two colours, black-spotted ', for that (horse) was produced from Pragâpati's eye, and this eye is of two colours, white and black; he thus endows it with its own colour.'
4. But Satyayag ñi said, 'That horse should be of three colours, its forepart black, its hindpart white, with a wain for its mark in front;-when its forepart is black it is the same as this black of the eye; and when its hindpart is white it is the same as this white of the eye; and when it has a wain for its mark in front, that is the pupil : such
tah;' hardly one which finds no (worthy) yoke-fellow' (St. Petersb. Dict.).
1 Or, black with some other colour.
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