Rigveda 8.031.17
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 31 · Verse 8.31.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
नकि॒ष्टं कर्म॑णा नश॒न्न प्र यो॑ष॒न्न यो॑षति । दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॒ यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षत्य॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत्
nakiṣṭaṃ karmaṇā naśanna pra yoṣanna yoṣati devānāṃ ya inmano yajamāna iyakṣatyabhīdayajvano bhuvat
Nothing is of least worth by deed nor is destroyed by boasting or by lust; he who watches the sacrificer’s mind of the gods becomes strong by sacrifice.
No one obstructs him by his acts, he is never driven (from his station), he is never separated (from hisfamily); the celebrator of the sacrifice, who desires to propitiate the mind of the gods, overcomes those who areno sacrificers.
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.