Mantra 1
Sukta 108
शत्रुनाशनम्। यो नस्तायद् दिप्सति यो न आविः स्वो विद्वानरणो वा नो अग्ने । प्रतीच्येत्वरणी दत्वती तान् मैषामग्ने वास्तु भून्मो अपत्यम्
śatrunā́śanam | yó nas tāyád dípsati yó na āvíḥ svó vidvā́n áraṇo vā no agne | pratī́cy etv áraṇī datvatī́ tā́n mā́iṣām agne vā́stu bhūn mó apátyam ||
Destruction of foes. Whoso would rob us, who would fain do us hurt; who, openly, though our own, is knowing (in guile), or who is a stranger—O Agni, let him go back again; let the arani, dealing out (thy fire), give those over: let there be for them, O Agni, no dwelling-place, nor offspring.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni (as protector and destroyer of foes)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixture (requires metrical verification)
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