Sukta 22
चन्द्र॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
cándra yát te téjaḥ téna tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇu yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Moon, with that splendour which is thine, thereby make him splendourless—who hateth us, whom we in turn do hate.
يا تشاندرا (القمر)، بتلك التَّيَجَس (البهاء/القوّة الإشراقيّة) التي لك—بها اجعله بلا تَيَجَس، مَن يَبغضُنا، الذي نُبغِضُه نحن أيضًا.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages for such rites; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Candra (Moon), as the agent whose tejas is deployed.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm against pada-count in the edition used).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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