Atharva Veda 2.19.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 5
Sukta 19
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ágné yát te téjas ténā tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇu yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Agni, with that splendour of thine, make him splendourless—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
हे अग्ने! तुझ्या त्या तेजाने त्याला तेजहीन कर—जो आम्हांवर द्वेष करतो, ज्याचा आम्ही द्वेष करतो.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)
Devata: Agni (as tejas, the consuming and empowering fire)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (Atharvanic anuṣṭubh/near-anuṣṭubh)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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