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Sukta 22
चन्द्र॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
cándra yát te ’rcís ténā táṃ práty-àrca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Moon, with that beam of thine, shine thou back upon him—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
Ô Lune, par ce rayon qui est le tien, resplendis sur lui en retour — sur celui qui nous hait, celui que nous haïssons.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasic attribution for such protective-reversal verses (specific r̥ṣi for AVŚ 2.22 varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Candra (Moon), as bearer of arciḥ/tejas used for reversal.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvanic transmission).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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