Rig Veda 8.31.16 — Mandala 8, Sukta 31, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.31
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Devas collectively (didactic refrain on yajña efficacy)
Chandas: As preceding refrain (uncertain without full metrical audit)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न यजमान रिष्यसि न सुन्वान न देवयो । देवानां य इन्मनो यजमान इयक्षत्यभीदयज्वनो भुवत् ॥
Transliteration
ná yajamāna riṣyasi ná sunvāna ná devayo | devā́nāṃ yá ín máno yajamā́na iyákṣaty abhī́d áyajvano bhuvat ||
Translation
โอ้ผู้ประกอบยัญญะ ท่านย่อมไม่ตกสู่ความพินาศ; ทั้งผู้คั้นโสมะ (Soma) และผู้แสวงหาเทพทั้งหลายก็ไม่พินาศ. เพราะเมื่อผู้ประกอบยัญญะหันเจตจำนงไปสู่ฤทธิ์เดชแห่งเทพและถวายบูชา เขาย่อมมีชัยเหนือสิ่งในตนที่ปฏิเสธยัญญะ.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यजमानO sacrificer
यजमान:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootयजमान (यज् + मानिन्)
रिष्यसिyou are harmed / you perish
रिष्यसि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरिष्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सुन्वानO soma-presser
सुन्वान:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Participle
Rootसु (सोम-प्रसवने) + शानच्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
देवयःO god-seekers / devotees
देवयः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदेवयु (देव + यु)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootइत्
मनःmind / intention
मनः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
यजमानःthe sacrificer
यजमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (यज् + मानिन्)
इयक्षतिworships / sacrifices
इयक्षति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
अभीत्towards / against
अभीत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootअभि
अयज्वनःof the non-sacrificer
अयज्वनः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअयज्वन् (अ- + यज्वन्)
भुवत्may it be / it becomes
भुवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू
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