Mantra 26

Sukta 93

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नकिष्टं कर्मणा नशद् यश्चकार सदावृधम्। इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर्विश्वगूर्तमृभ्वसमधृष्टं धृष्ण्वोऽजसम्

IAST Transliteration

nákiṣ ṭáṁ kármaṇā naśad yáś cakā́ra sadā́vṛdham | índraṁ ná yajñáir viśvágūrtam ṛ́bhvasam ádhṛṣṭaṁ dhṛ́ṣṇvo’já sam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

None by deed attains to him who made himself ever waxing—Indra, as by sacrifices, universally approved, of deft puissance, unassailed, bold, primeval.

Translation

لا يَبْلُغُهُ أَحَدٌ بِفِعْلٍ—هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ نَفْسَهُ دَائِمَ النُّمُوِّ: إِندْرا، الَّذِي تُزَكِّيهِ اليَجْنَا (yajña: القُرْبَانُ المُقَدَّس) عَلَى نَحْوٍ عَامٍّ، ذُو قُوَّةٍ مَاهِرَةٍ، لَا يُنَالُ، جَسُورٌ، أَزَلِيٌّ.

Word by Word

नnot

किःanyone (who)

इष्टम्the desired/cherished (thing), wished-for (boon)

कर्मणाby (his) deed/action

नशत्attained/reached

यःwho

चकारhas done/made

सदाalways

आवृधम्ever-increasing, ever-growing

इन्द्रम्Indra

नlike/as

यज्ञैःby sacrifices

विश्वगूर्तम्praised/approved by all (universally lauded)

ऋभ्वसम्skilful, ingenious, mighty

अधृष्टम्unassailed, not dared against

धृष्ण्वःbold, daring

अजसम्unceasing, continual

Attribution

Rishi: RV-source seer per AV 20 anukramaṇī tradition (to be confirmed in edition).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (RV-derived; confirm in edition)

Mantra Rasa

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