Atharva Veda 2.23.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 4
Sukta 23
आपो॒ यद् वः॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोचत॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ā́po yád vaḥ śocís ténā táṃ práti śocata yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Waters, what burning brilliance is yours—therewith scorch him back in requital, who hateth us, whom we in turn do hate.
O Wasser, welche brennende Leuchtkraft ihr habt — damit versengt als Vergeltung den, der uns hasst, den auch wir hassen.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies in ancillary indices for AV 2.23)
Devata: Āpaḥ (the Waters)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV domestic meters; exact scansion may be treated as anuṣṭubh/irregular anuṣṭubh)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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