Mantra 21
Sukta 5
यो व आपोऽपामग्नयोप्स्व१न्तर्यजुष्योऽ देवयजनः । इदं तानति सृजामि तान् माभ्यवनिक्षि । तैस्तमभ्यतिसृजामो यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः । तं वधेयं तं स्तृषीयानेन ब्रह्मणानेन कर्मणानया मेन्या
yó va ā́po ’pā́m agnáyo ’psv àntaryajúṣyo ’devayájanaḥ | idáṃ tā́n áti sṛjāmi tā́n mā́bhy àvaníkṣi | táis tám abhyàtisṛjāmo yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ | táṃ vadhéyaṃ táṃ stṛṣīyā́nena bráhmaṇā́nena kármaṇā́nayā menyā́
Whoso of you, O Waters, are the Waters’ fires, lodged within the waters, fit for the inner Yajus, sacrificers unto no Gods—these I send forth beyond; wash them not back upon me. With them we hurl him forth against that man who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate. Him would I smite, him would I crush, with this brahman, with this operation, with this wrathful impulse.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (needs anukramaṇī confirmation)
Devata: Āpaḥ with immanent Agni-powers (agnayaḥ)
Chandas: Irregular/formulaic (requires metrical audit)
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