Atharva Veda 2.20.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 1
Sukta 20
शत्रुनाशनम्। वायो॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
vā́yo yát te tápaḥ téna táṃ práti tapa yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Vāyu, with that ardent might of thine—thy tapas—do thou in turn scorch him, who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.
（敵を滅する。）ヴァーユよ、汝のその灼熱の力――汝の苦行熱（tapas）をもって――返して彼を焼き焦がせ、われらを憎む者、われらもまた憎むその者を。
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (enemy-destroying hymns are typically attributed to Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Vāyu (as bearer of tapas/tejas used for punitive reversal)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; to be confirmed against pada-count in the Saunaka metrical listing)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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