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Mantra 2

Sukta 19

अग्ने यत् ते हरस्तेन तं प्रति हर यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः

ágné yát te háras ténā táṃ práti hara yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ

O Agni, with that thy burning bolt—what heat is thine—smite him in requital, who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.

अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्what/that which
यत्:
कर्म (of हर) / सम्बन्ध (relative ‘what’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरःthe seizure/affliction; the ‘taking away’
हरः:
कर्तृ (of implied action ‘is/exists’)
TypeNoun
Rootहर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘taking/striking, seizure’)
तेनwith that/thereby
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards; against
प्रति:
दिशा/सम्बन्ध (towards; governs accusative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हरcarry off; take away
हर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हृ (हरति) + (लोट्)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (of द्वेष्टि)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म (of द्वेष्टि)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्वेष्टिhates
द्वेष्टि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√द्विष् (द्वेष्टि)
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म (of द्विष्मः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ (of द्विष्मः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्विष्मःhate
द्विष्मः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√द्विष् (द्विष्मः)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; often classed under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa strata for such counter-charms)

Devata: Agni (as punitive and protective fire)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; short imperative/relative construction typical of Atharvanic anuṣṭubh—verify against pada count in the edition used)

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