saha nau yaśḥ | saha nau brahmavarcasam | athātḥ sṃhitāyā upaniṣadṃ vyākhyāsyāmḥ | pañcasvadhikaraṇeṣu | adhilokamadhijyautiṣamadhividyamadhiprajamadhyātmam | tā mahāsm̐hitā ityācakṣate | athādhilokam | pr̥thivī pūrvarūpam | dyauruttararūpam | ākāśḥ sandhiḥ || vāyuḥ sandhānam | ityadhilokam | athādhijyautiṣam | agniḥ pūrvarūpam | āditya uttararūpam | āpḥ sandhiḥ | vaidyutḥ sandhānam | ityadhijyautiṣam | athādhividyam | ācāryḥ pūrvarūpam || antevāsyuttararūpam | vidyā sandhiḥ | pravacanm̐sandhānam | ityadhividyam | athādhiprajam | mātā pūrvarūpam | pitottararūpam | prajā sandhiḥ | prajananm̐sandhānam | ityadhiprajam || athādhyātmam | adharā hanuḥ pūrvarūpam | uttarā hanuruttararūpam | vāksandhiḥ | jihvāsandhānam | ityadhyātmam | itīmā mahāsm̐hitāḥ | ya evametā mahāsm̐hitā vyākhyātā veda | sandhīyate prajayā paśubhiḥ brahmavarcasenānnādyena suvargyeṇa lokena ||
“'May glory and Vedic lustre come to us both.' Then the lore of combination (saṃhitā) in five spheres — world, lights, knowledge, progeny, self — each with first form, second form, juncture and junction; these are the great combinations. Who knows them thus is joined with offspring, cattle, Vedic lustre, food and the heavenly world.”