Vedic · वैदिकMantra

Saha Navavatu

The teacher-and-student peace verse — may we be protected together, and may we not quarrel. Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1.

Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.1edition

Sanskrit · संस्कृत

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṃ saha nāv avatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

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Meaning

May we be protected together; may we be nourished together; may we work with vigour together. May our study be full of light. May we not fall into discord.

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Context

Recited by teacher and student together before study — the grammar is dual throughout, referring to exactly two people, which is a detail the usual plural translations lose. The last line asks not for agreement but for the absence of enmity.

Recited at / traditionally recited for

Classified as Vedic From the Vedic corpus — Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka or Upanishad. Carries a rishi, a metre, and accent marking. Basis for this classification.