Rig Veda · 8.31.17

Rig Veda 8.31.17 — Various Deities

Verse 17 of 18 from Sukta 8.31 (Various Deities) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.31.17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नकिष टं कर्मणा नशन न पर योषन न योषति | देवानां य इन मनो ...

IAST Romanisation

nakiṣ ṭaṃ karmaṇā naśan na pra yoṣan na yoṣati | devānāṃ ya in mano ...

English Translation (Griffith)

None in his action equals him, none holds him far or keeps him off. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.

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