Atharva Veda 2.19.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 3
Sukta 19
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ágne yát te ’rcís ténā táṃ práty-arcá yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Agni, with that flame of thine, blaze thou back upon him—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
O Agni, mit jener Flamme von dir lodere zurück auf ihn — auf den, der uns hasst, den wir hassen.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for this verse is not securely determinable from the single mantra alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact metrical diagnosis requires full hymn context and pada scansion)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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