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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024U•pan•i•shad (o̅o̅ pan′i shad′, o̅o̅ pä′ni shäd′),USA pronunciation n. [Hinduism.]- Eastern Religionsany of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuriesb.c.and first writtena.d.c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- Sanskrit upaniṣad, equivalent. to upa near + ni- down + -ṣad, sandhi variant of sad- sit1
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