Mantra 3
Sukta 20
वायो यत् तेऽर्चिस्तेन तं प्रत्यर्च यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः
vā́yo yát te ’rcís ténā táṃ práty àrca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Vāyu, with that flame of thine, shine thou back upon him—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn; commonly treated as Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu)
Devata: Vāyu (as fiery-radiant counterforce; wind as bearer of tejas)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; metrical confirmation depends on pada-counting with saṃhitā sandhi resolution)
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