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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.13.29

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Aśvamedha yajña: The horse’s return and completion of the rites. The returning horse is sacrificed with prescribed posts, a Garuḍa-shaped altar and continual hospitality, Daśaratha rewards the priests and requests the rite for sons

In the sequence: an officiant removes and cooks the “winged” horse's omentum, the fatty membrane around the abdominal organs → Daśaratha inhales its smoke at the proper time and in the prescribed manner to remove sin

1.13.29

patatriṇas tasya vapām uddhṛtya niyatendriyaḥ
ṛtvik parama saṃpannaḥ śrapayām āsa śāstrataḥ

Drawing out the omentum of that winged one, the officiating priest, his senses controlled and supremely accomplished, cooked it according to scripture.

Words: patatriṇas — of the winged one (the horse); tasya — that; vapām — the omentum (fatty membrane); uddhṛtya — having drawn out; niyatendriyaḥ — with senses controlled; ṛtvik — the officiating priest; parama — supremely; saṃpannaḥ — accomplished, perfect; śrapayām āsa — cooked; śāstrataḥ — according to scripture

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.