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Atharva Veda 2.21.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 4

Sukta 21

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

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 2.21.4

sū́rya yát te śóciḥ ténā táṃ práti śoca yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ

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

ஓ சூர்யா! உன் அந்த ஜ்வாலை (ஶோசிஸ்) கொண்டு—அதேயால் பதிலடியாக அவனைச் சுட்டெரி—எங்களைத் த்வேஷிப்பவனையும், நாம் த்வேஷிப்பவனையும்.

सूर्यO Sun
सूर्य:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (शोच्-क्रियायाः विषयः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शोचिःglow, radiance
शोचिः:
कर्तृ (शोच्-क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, against
प्रति:
(दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुख्य-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शोचburn! / scorch!
शोच:
(आज्ञा-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशुच् (धातु) → शोच (लोट्)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (द्वेष्टि-क्रियायाः कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
द्वेष्टिhates
द्वेष्टि:
(मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष् (धातु) → द्वेष्टि
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म (द्विष्मः-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
द्विष्मःhate
द्विष्मः:
(मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष् (धातु) → द्विष्मः

Rishi: Not determinable from the single-verse input (requires anukramaṇī data for AVŚ 2.21).

Devata: Sūrya (as punitive heat/śóciḥ).

Chandas: Not determinable from the single-verse input with certainty; likely a common Atharvanic meter (often Anuṣṭubh), but requires full verse scansion.

Primary: raudra

Secondary: shanta

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