Ramayana
सदस्यानुमते राजा पवित्रकृतलक्षणम् । पशुं रक्ताम्बरं कृत्वा यूपे तं समबन्धयत् ॥ १-६२-२४
With the consent of the officiating priests the king invested him ( Shunashepa ) with the sacred symbols with Kusa grass, dressed him in red apparel and tied him to the sacrificial post as a sacrificial animal. ॥ 1-62-24॥
english translation
sadasyAnumate rAjA pavitrakRtalakSaNam । pazuM raktAmbaraM kRtvA yUpe taM samabandhayat ॥ 1-62-24
hk transliteration by Sanscript