Word meanings
- iṣṭān
- desired
- bhogān
- necessities of life
- hi
- certainly
- vaḥ
- unto you
- devāḥ
- the celestial gods
- dāsyante
- will grant
- yajña-bhāvitāḥ
- satisfied by sacrifice
- taiḥ
- by them
- dattān
- things granted
- apradāya
- without offering
- ebhyaḥ
- to them
- yaḥ
- who
- bhuṅkte
- enjoys
- stenaḥ
- thieves
- eva
- verily
- saḥ
- they
Translations
The gods, nourished by the sacrifice, will give you the desired objects. So, he who enjoys the objects given by the gods without offering anything in return is indeed a thief.
For, fed by sacrifice, nature will give you all the enjoyment you desire. But he who enjoys what she gives without returning is, indeed, a thief.
'Being nourished by sacrifices, the gods will indeed give you the coveted enjoyments. He is certainly a thief who enjoys what has been given by them without offering it to them.'
यज्ञसे भावित (पुष्ट) हुए देवता भी तुमलोगोंको (बिना माँगे ही) कर्तव्य-पालनकी आवश्यक सामग्री देते रहेंगे। इस प्रकार उन देवताओंसे प्राप्त हुई सामग्रीको दूसरोंकी सेवामें लगाये बिना जो मनुष्य स्वयं ही उसका उपभोग करता है, वह चोर ही है।Commentary
When the gods are pleased with you sacrifices, they will bestow on you all the desired objects such as children, cattle, property, etc. He who enjoys what has been given to him by the gods, i.e., he who gratifies the cravings of his own body and the senses without offering anything to the gods in return is a veritable thief. He is really a dacoit of the property of the gods.