Taittirīya Upaniṣad Śīkṣāvallī Flashcards
śaṃ
good fortune
naḥ
to us
urukramaḥ
possessed of great strides
tvām eva
you alone
pratyakṣam
manifest / immediate
vadiṣyāmi
I will speak
avatu mām
protect me
vaktāram
the speaker/teacher
śīkṣāṃ
the science of pronunciation
vyākhyāsyāmaḥ
we shall explain
varṇaḥ
alphabet
svaraḥ
pitch
mātrāḥ
measure (long/short vowel)
balam
effort/strength
sāmaḥ
uniformity
santānaḥ
conjoining (of letters)
iti uktaḥ
thus spoken
śīkṣādhyāyaḥ
lesson on phoenetics
saha
together
nau
to (both of) us
yasaḥ
fame
brahma-varcasam
splendour of Brahman
ataḥ
therefore
atha
now
saṃhitāyāḥ
connection
upaniṣadam
secret knowledge/meditation
pancasu adhikaraneṣu
under five headings
adhi-lokam
concerning the worlds
adhi-jyautiṣam
concerning the lights
adhi-vidyam
concerning knowledge
adhi-prajam
concerning offspring
adhi-ātmam
concerning the body
mahā-saṃhitāḥ
the great conjunctions
ā-cakṣate
(they) call/speak of
pṛthivī
earth
pūrva-rūpam
prior form
dyauḥ
heaven
uttara-rūpam
latter form
ākāśaḥ
space
sandhiḥ
junction
vāyuḥ
air
sandhānam
link (catalytic agent)
agniḥ
fire
ādityaḥ
the sun
āpaḥ
water
vaidyutaḥ
lightning
ācāryaḥ
teacher
antevāsin
pupil
vidyā
knowledge
pravacanaḥ
instruction
mātā
mother
pitā
father
prajā
offspring
prajananaḥ
begetting
adharā-hanuḥ
lower jaw
uttarā-hanuḥ
upper jaw
vāk
speech
jihvā
tongue
veda
knows/meditates
evam vyākhyātāḥ
thus explained
sandhīyate
is conjoined (endowed)
paśubhiḥ
(with) cattle
suvargyeṇa lokena
(with) heavenly world