Atharva Veda 2.19.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 2

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हर॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.19.2

IAST Transliteration

ágné yát te háras ténā táṃ práti hara yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Agni, with that thy burning bolt—what heat is thine—smite him in requital, who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.

Translation

ഹേ അഗ്നേ, നിന്റെ ഹരഃ (ദഹനശക്തി/ദാഹക പ്രഹാരം) ഏതാണോ—അതേ ഹരസാൽ പ്രതികാരമായി അവനെ ഹരിക്ക, പ്രഹരിക്ക; ഞങ്ങളെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവനെ, ഞങ്ങൾ തന്നേ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവനെ.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: कर्म (of हर) / सम्बन्ध (relative ‘what’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हरः: the seizure/affliction; the ‘taking away’
• हरः: कर्तृ (of implied action ‘is/exists’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘taking/striking, seizure’)

• तेन: with that/thereby
• तेन: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रति: towards; against
• प्रति: दिशा/सम्बन्ध (towards; governs accusative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हर: carry off; take away
• हर: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (हरति) + (लोट्)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ (of द्वेष्टि)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म (of द्वेष्टि)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• द्वेष्टि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्विष् (द्वेष्टि)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: कर्म (of द्विष्मः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्तृ (of द्विष्मः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• द्विष्मः: hate
• द्विष्मः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्विष् (द्विष्मः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; often classed under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa strata for such counter-charms)

Devata: Agni (as punitive and protective fire)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; short imperative/relative construction typical of Atharvanic anuṣṭubh—verify against pada count in the edition used)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra