Śāntipāṭha: Hearing, seeing, and peace

The invocation asks for auspicious perception, a sound life, an auspicious mind, and threefold peace.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch

Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad

ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवा भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः |

oṃ; bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ, śṛṇuyāma devā; bhadraṃ paśyemā,kṣabhir yajatrāḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

oṃ	oṃ particle	Om
bhadram accusative singular neuter	bhadra adjective	auspicious
karṇebhiḥ instrumental case plural	karṇa substantive masculine	with the ears
śṛṇuyāma 1st person plural aktive optative	śru verbal root	may we hear
devāḥ vokative plural	deva substantive masculine	O gods
bhadram accusative singular neuter	bhadra adjective	auspicious
paśyema 1st person plural aktive optative	dṛś verbal root	may we see
akṣabhiḥ instrumental case plural	akṣa substantive masculine	with the eyes
yajatrāḥ vokative plural masculine	yajatra adjective	O worshipful ones

स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवांसस्तनूभिर्व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः ||1||

sthirair aṅgais, tuṣṭuvāṃsas tanūbhir; vyaśema, deva-hitaṃ yad āyuḥ ||1|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

sthiraiḥ instrumental case plural neuter	sthira adjective	with firm
aṅgaiḥ instrumental case plural	aṅga substantive neuter	limbs
tuṣṭuvāṃsaḥ nominative plural masculine past participle active	stu verbal root	praising
tanūbhiḥ instrumental case plural	tanū substantive feminine	with bodies
vyaśema 1st person plural aktive optative	vi previx aś verbal root	may we live out
deva tatpuruṣa-compound instrumental case	deva substantive masculine	by the gods
hitam accusative singular neuter past participle passive	dhā verbal root	allotted
yat accusative singular neuter	yat pronoun rel	which
āyuḥ accusative singular	āyus substantive neuter	lifespan

Metre: Triṣṭubh; pādas 2 and 4 each one syllable short

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Om. O gods, may we hear what is auspicious with our ears and see what is auspicious with our eyes, O worshipful ones. With firm limbs and bodies praising you, may we live out the life allotted by the gods.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

oṃ bhadraṃ … yad āyuḥ Anand1900 ] om. LV1958

Critical Apparatus

Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad

भद्रं नो अपि वातय मनः ||2||

bhadraṃ no api vātaya manaḥ ||2|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

bhadram accusative singular neuter	bhadra adjective	auspicious
naḥ dative plural	asmad pronoun pers 1p	for us
api	api particle	also
vātaya 2nd person singular aktive imperative causative	vā verbal root	waft
manaḥ accusative singular	manas substantive neuter	mind

Metre: Ekapadā Virāj

Waft (vātaya | 2p sg act imp caus) an auspicious mind (bhadraṃ manaḥ | acc sg) also (api) toward us (naḥ | dat pl).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Waft an auspicious mind toward us.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

bhadraṃ no api vātaya manaḥ Anand1900 ] om. LV1958

Critical Apparatus

Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः |

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

oṃ	oṃ particle	Om
śāntiḥ nominative singular	śānti substantive feminine	peace
śāntiḥ nominative singular	śānti substantive feminine	peace
śāntiḥ nominative singular	śānti substantive feminine	peace

Metre: none

Om (oṃ). Peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg), peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg), peace (śāntiḥ | nom sg).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Om. Peace, peace, peace.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ Anand1900 ] om. LV1958

Critical Apparatus

Śāntipāṭha: Hearing, seeing, and peace

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