Atharva Veda 2.19.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 4
Sukta 19
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ágne yát te śócis téna táṃ práti śoca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Agni, with that flame of thine, scorch him in requital—him who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.
Oh Agni, con esa llama tuya (śociṣ) — con ella, en retribución, abrasa a quien nos odia, a quien nosotros mismos odiamos.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV practice; specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni (as retaliatory burner and protector)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV often approximates anuṣṭubh; exact metrical scan depends on pada-resolution and edition)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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