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.

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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