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Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya - in sanskrit with meaning - mantra from Upanishad.

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय

Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya

Om asato mā sadgamaya

(full mantra)

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||

(iast)

Om asato mā sadgamaya |
tamaso mā jyotirgamaya |
mṛtyormā amṛtaṃ gamaya |
Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

Meaning:

1: Om, Lead us from Unreality (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of Self),
2: Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
3: Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
4: Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

(word-by-word)

line 1:

• ॐ: (Om): Symbol of para-brahmaṇ.
• असतो: (asato): From Unreal
  असत् (asat) = Unreal
• मा: (mā) = not
• सद्गमय (sadgamaya): Lead us to Reality of self
  सत् (sad) = Truth, Reality, the self-existent or Universal Spirit
  गमय (gamaya) = Lead us towards

line 2:

• तमसो (tamaso): From Darkness of Ignorance
  तमस् (tamas) = Darkness, Gloom, Ignorance
• मा (mā) = not
• ज्योतिर्गमय (jyotirgamaya): Lead us to Light of Knowledge
  ज्योतिस् (jyotis) = Light as the divine principle of life
  गमय (gamaya) = Lead us towards

line 3:

• मृत्योर्मा (mṛtyormā): From fear of Death
  मृत्यु (mṛtyu) = Death
  मा (mā) = not
• अमृतं (amṛtaṃ): Immortality
• गमय (gamaya): Lead us towards

line 4:

• ॐ: (Om): Symbol of para-brahmaṇ.
• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ): Peace
• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ): Peace
• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ): Peace