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śāmitrē tu hayastatra tathā jalacarāśca yē.

ṛtvigbhissarvamēvaitanniyuktaṅ śāstratastadā৷৷1.14.29৷৷

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tadā then, śāmitrē tu in the act of killing animals, tatra there, haya: horse, tathā and, yē other, jalacarā: aquatic animals, ētatsarvam all these, ṛtvigbhi: by chief priests, śāstrata: in accordance with tradition, niyuktam tied up.

When the time came to sacrifice the animals, the chief priests, in accordance with tradition, tied up the horse and all the aquatic animals to the sacrificial posts.