Atharva Veda 2.19.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 4

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्ने॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.19.4

IAST Transliteration

ágne yát te śócis téna táṃ práti śoca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Agni, with that flame of thine, scorch him in requital—him who hateth us, whom we ourselves do hate.

Translation

அக்னியே! உன்னுடைய ஶோசிஸ் (ஜ்வாலை) எதுவோ, அதே ஜ்வாலையால் பதிலடியாக அவனை எரித்து விடு—எங்களை வெறுப்பவன், நாங்களும் வெறுப்பவன்.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• यत्: that which
• यत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• शोचिः: flame, blaze, radiance
• शोचिः: कर्तृ (of the relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोचिस्

• तेन: with that
• तेन: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• प्रति: towards, against
• प्रति: (directional marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• शोच: burn (him)!
• शोच: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच्

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• द्वेष्टि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष्

• यम्: whom
• यम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• द्विष्मः: hate
• द्विष्मः: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV practice; specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)

Devata: Agni (as retaliatory burner and protector)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV often approximates anuṣṭubh; exact metrical scan depends on pada-resolution and edition)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: adbhuta