Mantra 1
Sukta 21
शत्रुनाशनम्। सूर्य यत् ते तपस्तेन तं प्रति तप यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः
sū́rya yát te tápaḥ téna táṃ práti tapa yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Sūrya, with what burning power is thine—therewith do thou scorch him back again, who hateth us, whom we do hate.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the anukramaṇī for AVŚ 2.21)
Devata: Sūrya (as tapas-bearing punitive witness)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (to be confirmed against pada count in the anukramaṇī tradition)
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