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
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.
Hỡi Sūrya, với ngọn lửa của Ngài—chínhด้วยสิ่งนั้น—xin hãy thiêu đốt hắn để đáp trả—kẻ ghét chúng ta, kẻ mà chính chúng ta cũng ghét.
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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