Atharva Veda 2.21.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 3
Sukta 21
सूर्य॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
sū́rya yát te ’rcís ténā táṃ práty àrca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Sūrya, with that ray of thine, shine thou back upon him—who hateth us—him whom we in turn do hate.
ທ່ານສູລຍະ, ດ້ວຍຮົ່ວແສງທາງຂອງທ່ານ, ຈົ່ງສ່ອງແສງກັບໄປຫາຜູ້ນັ້ນ, ຜູ້ທີ່ເຈັບປະຕູພວກເຮົາ, ຜູ້ທີ່ພວກເຮົາເຈັບປະຕູ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution for this verse varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu for such counter-hostility hymns).
Devata: Sūrya (Sun), as punitive and protective radiance
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; to be confirmed against pada-count in the Saunaka accentual text)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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