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.
О Воды, какова ваша огненная мощь — ею сделайте того лишённым силы, кто нас ненавидит, кого и мы в ответ ненавидим.
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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