Sukta 23
शत्रुनाशनम्। आपो॒ यद् व॒स्तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तपत॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ā́po yád vaḥ tápaḥ téna táṃ práti tapata yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Waters, what burning ardour is yours—with that do ye scorch him back, even him who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.
О Воды, какое жгучее тапас (пламенное напряжение) есть в вас — им обожгите его в ответ, того, кто ненавидит нас, кого и мы ненавидим.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (enemy-destroying water-spells; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 2.23).
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), as punitive-purificatory deities wielding tapas.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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