Sahana Vavathu
Shanti
Shloka
Taittiriya Upanishad
Sanskrit
omOm:
Om (primordial sound) sahasaha:
together navavatunāvavatu:
may He protect us (nau:us | avatu:may He protect) sahasaha:
together naunau:
us bhunaktubhunaktu:
may He nourish sahasaha:
together viryamvīryaṃ:
energy karavavahaikaravāvahai:
may we work tejasvitejasvi:
enlightening navadhitamastunāvadhītamastu:
our study (nau:our | adhītam:study); may it be mamā:
not vidvisavahaividviṣāvahai:
may we not misunderstand omOm:
Om (primordial sound) shantiśāntiḥ:
peace shantiśāntiḥ:
peace shantiśāntiḥ:
peace
Om (primordial sound) sahasaha:
together navavatunāvavatu:
may He protect us (nau:us | avatu:may He protect) sahasaha:
together naunau:
us bhunaktubhunaktu:
may He nourish sahasaha:
together viryamvīryaṃ:
energy karavavahaikaravāvahai:
may we work tejasvitejasvi:
enlightening navadhitamastunāvadhītamastu:
our study (nau:our | adhītam:study); may it be mamā:
not vidvisavahaividviṣāvahai:
may we not misunderstand omOm:
Om (primordial sound) shantiśāntiḥ:
peace shantiśāntiḥ:
peace shantiśāntiḥ:
peace
Om. May He (the Lord) protect us both (the teacher and the student).
May He nourish us both (with Knowledge).
May we work together with energy and vigour.
May our study be enlightening and not give rise to any misunderstanding. Om, peace, peace, peace.
oṃ saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai
tejasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | Om | oṃ |
| सह | together | saha |
| नाववतु | may He protect us (nau:us | avatu:may He protect) | nāvavatu |
| सह | together | saha |
| नौ | us | nau |
| भुनक्तु | may He nourish | bhunaktu |
| सह | together | saha |
| वीर्यं | energy | vīryaṃ |
| करवावहै | may we work | karavāvahai |
| तेजस्वि | enlightening | tejasvi |
| नावधीतम् | our study (nau:our | adhītam:study) | nāvadhītam |
| अस्तु | may it be | astu |
| मा | not | mā |
| विद्विषावहै | may we not misunderstand | vidviṣāvahai |
| ॐ | Om | oṃ |
| शान्तिः | peace | śāntiḥ |
| शान्तिः | peace | śāntiḥ |
| शान्तिः | peace | śāntiḥ |