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

ଯିଏ ସଦା ବୃଦ୍ଧିଶୀଳ (ସଦାବୃଧ) ହୋଇ ନିଜକୁ ନିଜେ ଗଢ଼ି/ସ୍ଥାପିତ କରିଛନ୍ତି, ତାଙ୍କୁ କେହି କର୍ମଦ୍ୱାରା ପହଞ୍ଚିପାରେ ନାହିଁ। ଯଜ୍ଞଦ୍ୱାରା ସର୍ବତ୍ର ସ୍ୱୀକୃତ (ବିଶ୍ୱଗୂର୍ତ), ଋଭୁମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ନିପୁଣ-ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ (ଋଭ୍ୱସମ୍), ଅଧୃଷ୍ଟ—ଅଜେୟ, ଧୃଷ୍ଣୁ—ଧୈର୍ୟଶାଳୀ, ଅଜ—ଆଦି/ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ କେହି ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିପାରେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• किः: anyone (who)
• किः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• इष्टम्: the desired/cherished (thing), wished-for (boon)
• इष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (√यज्) / इष्ट (ppp)

• कर्मणा: by (his) deed/action
• कर्मणा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्

• नशत्: attained/reached
• नशत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश्

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• चकार: has done/made
• चकार: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• आवृधम्: ever-increasing, ever-growing
• आवृधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृध् (ppp/adj. stem आवृध) / √वृध्

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• न: like/as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ

• विश्वगूर्तम्: praised/approved by all (universally lauded)
• विश्वगूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-गूर्त (गूर्त < √गॄ/√गॢ? ‘praised/approved’, adj. stem)

• ऋभ्वसम्: skilful, ingenious, mighty
• ऋभ्वसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋभ्वस्

• अधृष्टम्: unassailed, not dared against
• अधृष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-धृष्ट (ppp of √धृष् with neg. a-)

• धृष्ण्वः: bold, daring
• धृष्ण्वः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्णु

• अजसम्: unceasing, continual
• अजसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजस

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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