Sukta 20
वायो॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
vā́yo yát te ’rcís ténā táṃ práty àrca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Vāyu, with that flame of thine, shine thou back upon him—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
हे वायू! तुझ्या त्या अग्निकिरणाने (अर्चिस्)—प्रतिउज्ज्वल होऊन त्याच्यावरच प्रकाश टाक—जो आमचा द्वेष करतो, आणि ज्याचा आम्ही द्वेष करतो.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn; commonly treated as Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu)
Devata: Vāyu (as fiery-radiant counterforce; wind as bearer of tejas)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; metrical confirmation depends on pada-counting with saṃhitā sandhi resolution)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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