Upanishad

[ oo-pan-i-shad, oo-pah-ni-shahd ]

/ uˈpæn ɪˌʃæd, uˈpɑ nɪˌʃɑd /

noun Hinduism.

any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.

Origin of Upanishad

<Sanskrit upaniṣad, equivalent to upa near + ni- down + -ṣad, sandhi variant of sad-sit¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Upanishad

U·pan·i·shad·ic, adjective

Words nearby Upanishad

up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads, upas, up a tree, upaya, upbear

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Example sentences from the Web for Upanishad

The sketch of his doctrines which it contains is clearly a preliminary study elaborated and amplified in the Upanishad.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The remainder of the poem is independent of the Upanishad and goes far beyond its doctrines.
A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell
The remainder of this Upanishad is supplementary, but contains several passages of considerable interest.
A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell
The fundamental idea of this Upanishad is that the sacred syllable is an expression of the universe.
A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell

The text of the Upanishad thus transfers a future state of non-difference to that time when difference actually exists.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut

British Dictionary definitions for Upanishad

Upanishad

/ (uːˈpʌnɪʃəd, -ˌʃæd, juː-) /

noun

Hinduism any of a class of the Sanskrit sacred books probably composed between 400 and 200 bc and embodying the mystical and esoteric doctrines of ancient Hindu philosophy

Derived forms of Upanishad

Upanishadic, adjective

Word Origin for Upanishad

C19: from Sanskrit upanisad a sitting down near something, from upa near to + ni down + sīdati he sits

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单词	upanishad
释义	Upanishad [ oo-pan-i-shad, oo-pah-ni-shahd ] / uˈpæn ɪˌʃæd, uˈpɑ nɪˌʃɑd / noun Hinduism. any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman. Origin of Upanishad <Sanskrit upaniṣad, equivalent to upa near + ni- down + -ṣad, sandhi variant of sad-sit¹ OTHER WORDS FROM Upanishad U·pan·i·shad·ic, adjective Words nearby Upanishad up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads, upas, up a tree, upaya, upbear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Upanishad The sketch of his doctrines which it contains is clearly a preliminary study elaborated and amplified in the Upanishad. Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot The remainder of the poem is independent of the Upanishad and goes far beyond its doctrines. A History of Sanskrit Literature\|Arthur A. MacDonell The remainder of this Upanishad is supplementary, but contains several passages of considerable interest. A History of Sanskrit Literature\|Arthur A. MacDonell The fundamental idea of this Upanishad is that the sacred syllable is an expression of the universe. A History of Sanskrit Literature\|Arthur A. MacDonell The text of the Upanishad thus transfers a future state of non-difference to that time when difference actually exists. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya\|Translator: George Thibaut British Dictionary definitions for Upanishad Upanishad / (uːˈpʌnɪʃəd, -ˌʃæd, juː-) / noun Hinduism any of a class of the Sanskrit sacred books probably composed between 400 and 200 bc and embodying the mystical and esoteric doctrines of ancient Hindu philosophy Derived forms of Upanishad Upanishadic, adjective Word Origin for Upanishad C19: from Sanskrit upanisad a sitting down near something, from upa near to + ni down + sīdati he sits Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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