Sukta 19
अग्ने यत् ते तेजस्तेन तमतेजसं कृणु यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः
ágné yát te téjas ténā tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇu yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Agni, with that splendour of thine, make him splendourless—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)
Devata: Agni (as tejas, the consuming and empowering fire)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (Atharvanic anuṣṭubh/near-anuṣṭubh)
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