Elephants are the Ritwijas of that sacrifice, and horses are its Adhyaryus. The flesh of foes are its libations, and blood is its liquid offering.
इन्द्र उवाच इत्विजः कुञ्जरास्तत्र वाजिनोऽध्वर्यवस्तथा! हवींषि परमांसानि रुधिरं त्वाज्यमुच्यते॥