Atharva Veda 2.20.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 5
Sukta 20
वायो॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
vā́yo yát te téjas ténā tám atéjasaṃ kṛṇu yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ
O Vāyu, with that splendour which is thine, thereby make him splendourless—who hateth us, whom we do hate.
ఓ వాయో! నీ తేజస్సు ఏదైతే ఉందో, దానితోనే అతనిని అతేజసంగా (తేజస్సులేనివాడిగా) చేయి—మమ్మల్ని ద్వేషించే వాడిని, మేము ద్వేషించే వాడిని.
Rishi: Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in the prompt; commonly to be verified from the AVŚ Śaunaka anukramaṇī for 2.20.
Devata: Vāyu (as bearer of tejas and agent of deprivation of hostile power)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed by metrical count; the syntax and cadence are consistent with common AV anuṣṭubh enemy-spells).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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