Atharva Veda 2.21.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 1
Sukta 21
शत्रुनाशनम्। सूर्य॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
sū́rya yát te tápaḥ téna táṃ práti tapa yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Sūrya, with what burning power is thine—therewith do thou scorch him back again, who hateth us, whom we do hate.
O Sūrya, mit welcher Glut (tapas) du begabt bist – mit eben dieser Glut versenge ihn zurück: den, der uns hasst, den auch wir hassen.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the anukramaṇī for AVŚ 2.21)
Devata: Sūrya (as tapas-bearing punitive witness)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (to be confirmed against pada count in the anukramaṇī tradition)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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