Jewels From Upanishads: 3.1 Together, Peace Invocation

O Brahman, Protect us both together, Together we eat, with joys prosper, Let us two together gain vigour, Power and potential together, Let whatso we learn light see, Let's never each other envy. Let there peace be, peace be, peace be. ________________________________________________ The transliteration of the verse in its original, sandhi separated for the words given for meanings: aum saha nāvavatu |saha nau bhunaktu| saha vīryam karavāvahai | tejasvi nāvadhītamastu | mā vidviśhāvahai || aum shāntih shāntih shāntih aum= O Brahman saha= together nau= us two, both us (the teacher and the taught) avatu= (do thou)protect sah nau= together both us bhunaktu= let us or may we eat/enjoy/prosper saha= together vīryam= vigour, power, energy karavāvahai= let us or may we gain, achieve tejasvi= bright, resplendent, radiant nau= us two, both us adhītam= the knowledge learnt/acquired astu= (bright)be mā= not, never vidviśhāvahai= (let us not)hate, cavil, envy aum= O Brahman shātih shātih shātih = let there thee-way peace be This is the invocation the teacher and his taught are doing prior to the beginning of any endeavour. Topic: peace, togetherness