Mantra 5
Sukta 23
आपो यद् वस्तेजस्तेन तमतेजसं कृणुत यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः
ā́po yád vaḥ téjas téna tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇuta yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Waters, what fiery might is yours—therewith make him void of might, who hateth us, whom we in turn do hate.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), as empowered agents of tejas and protection.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm against pada-count in the critical edition/anukramaṇī).
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