Ashtanga Yoga Mantra

Sentence 2

vande gurunam charanaravinde
sandarshita svatma sukhava bodhe |

वन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे
सन्दर्शित स्वात्म सुखाव बोधे ।

vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde
sandarśita svātma sukhāva bodhe |

I bow to the lotus feet of our great teachers,
who uncovers our true self and awakens happiness

vande (वन्दे, vande) = (1. pers. sg. of vand (वन्द्, vand)) praise
gurunam (गुरूणां, gurūṇāṁ) = (gen. pl.) great teacher, master, guru
charana (चरणा, caraṇā) = (pl.) feet
ravinde (रविन्दे, ravinde) = (loc. sg.) Lotus

san (सन्, san) = (non konjuktional) offer, give
darshita (दर्शित, darśita) = (past passive particip) uncover
sva (स्व, sva) = own
atma (आत्म, ātma) = the own self
sukha (सुख, sukha) = happiness, bliss, joyful
sukhavabodhe (सुखावबोधे, sukhāvabodhe) = (loc. sg.) joyful awakening

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