Atharva Veda 2.23.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 5
Sukta 23
आपो॒ यद् व॒स्तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणुत॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ā́po yád vaḥ téjas téna tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇuta yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Waters, what fiery might is yours—therewith make him void of might, who hateth us, whom we in turn do hate.
ഹേ ആപഃ (ജലങ്ങളേ)! നിങ്ങളിലുള്ള അഗ്നിമയ തേജസ്സുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവനെ തേജസ്സറ്റവനാക്കുക—ഞങ്ങളെ ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവനെ, ഞങ്ങളും ദ്വേഷിക്കുന്നവനെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), as empowered agents of tejas and protection.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm against pada-count in the critical edition/anukramaṇī).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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