Atharva Veda 2.19.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 19
शत्रुनाशनम्। अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ágné yát te tápaḥ ténā táṃ práti tapa yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Agni, with that ardour which is thine—therewith scorch him in requital, who hateth us, whom we account our foe.
Śatrunāśanam. O Agni, mit jener dir eigenen tapas (Glut der Askese) — versenge damit zur Vergeltung den, der uns hasst, den wir als Feind erachten.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa attribution for such apotropaic hymns; specific r̥ṣi ascription depends on the Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Agni (as punitive and apotropaic fire-power; tapas personified through Agni).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirmable against pada-count in a critical metrical check).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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