Atharva Veda 2.23.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 2
Sukta 23
आपो॒ यद् वो॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हरत॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ā́po yád vo háraḥ téna táṃ práti harata yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Waters, what taking-away power is yours—therewith bear him back in requital, even him who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.
ഹേ ആപഃ (ജലദേവതകളേ), നിങ്ങളിലുള്ള ഹരണ-ശക്തി (ഹരഃ) അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ പ്രതികാരമായി അവനെയേ തിരിച്ചെടുത്തു കൊണ്ടുപോകുവിൻ—ഞങ്ങളെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവനെയും, ഞങ്ങൾക്കും ദ്വേഷമുള്ളവനെയും.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on the Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 2.23; to be confirmed against the user’s recension metadata).
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), as purifiers and agents of reversal/counter-harm.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (to be verified against metrical scansion in the pada tradition for AVŚ 2.23.2).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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