Upanishad, Upaniṣad: 19 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Upaniṣad can be transliterated into English as Upanisad or Upanishad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUpaniṣad (उपनिषद्):—(von sad mit upa + ni) f.
1) (eig. das Sichsetzen zu den Füssen eines Andern, die bei dieser Gelegenheit gemachte vertrauliche Mittheilung) esoterische Lehre, Geheimlehre; geheimer Sinn, Wort des Geheimnisses u. dgl.: tasya vā etasya yajuṣo rasa evopaniṣat [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 3, 5, 12. 4, 5, 1.] tasya vā etasyāgnervāgevopaniṣat [5, 1, 1.] saiṣā saṃvatsarasyopaniṣat [12, 2, 2, 23.] tasyopaniṣatsatyasya satyamiti [14, 5, 1, 23. 4, 10. 6, 10, 6. 11, 1. 7, 3, 11. 8, 6, 4. 5.] athātaḥ saṃhitāyā upaniṣadaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ [Aitareyopaniṣad 1, 3, 1. 2, 9.] [Kenopaniṣad 32.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 8, 8, 4.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 3, 12.] [Ṛgveda] [Anukramaṇikā] zu [1, 191.] upaniṣatkar als Geheimlehre betrachten [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 79.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 15, 5.] —
2) eine Klasse von Schriften, welche die Auffindung des geheimen Sinns des Veda zur Aufgabe haben, [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 13.] Aufgezählt findet man die einzelnen Schriften dieser Gattung [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 249. fg. 3, 324. fgg.] upaniṣadbrāhmaṇa n. Titel eines Werkes [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 42.] upaniṣadvivaraṇa n. desgl. ebend. [469.] upaniṣada n. erscheint [Nārāyaṇa] [Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 381.] [Mahābhārata 12, 12976.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. dieselbe Form: sāṅgopaniṣadānvedān [Mahābhārata 1, 2473. 3, 8641.] sāṅgopāṅgopaniṣadaḥ sarahasyaḥ (dhanurvedaḥ) [Viśvāmitra’s Kampf 5, 16.] aber auch die prim. Form.: sāṅgopaniṣado vedān [Mahābhārata 3, 13653. -] [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 16, 95] : dharme rahasyupaniṣat, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 203] : rahasye samīpasadane, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 250] : vedānte, [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 137] : vedānte rahasyadharmayoḥ, [Medinīkoṣa d. 56] : dharmavedāntavijane .
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Upaniṣad (उपनिषद्):—
1) kalpopa die Lehre vom Kalpa (sonst Kalpasthāna Buch
9) [CARAKA 1, 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUpaniṣad (उपनिषद्):—f. —
1) *das sich in die Nähe Setzen. —
2) esoterische Lehre , Geheimlehre , Geheimniss. upaniṣatkar wohl mit Etwas geheim halten. —
3) eine Klasse von Schriften , welche die Auffindung des geheimen Sinnes des Veda zur Aufgabe haben.
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Partial matches: Nishad, Upani, Shash, Upa, Sat.
Starts with: Upanishad Brahman, Upanishada, Upanishadbhashya, Upanishadbrahmana, Upanishadbrahmayogin, Upanishadin, Upanishadratna, Upanishadrupin, Upanishadvakyavivarana, Upanishadvali, Upanishadvid, Upanishadvivarana, Upanishadvrata.
Ends with (+369): Adbhutopanishad, Adhyatmavidyopanishad, Adhyatmopanishad, Advaitarkopanishad, Advaitopanishad, Advayatarakopanishad, Agnihotropanishad, Airavatopanishad, Aitareyatmashatkopanishad, Aitareyopanishad, Akhilasamhitopanishad, Akshamalikopanishad, Akshyupanishad, Alatashantyupanishad, Allopanishad, Amritabindupanishad, Amritabinduskandopanishad, Amritanadopanishad, Amritavindupanishad, Amritopanishad.
Full-text (+4112): Aupanishada, Vedanta, Upanishadratna, Upanishadbrahmana, Upanishadvivarana, Mundakopanishad, Mahavakya, Aitareyopanishad, Upanishatkri, Kenopaniṣad, Prashnopanishad, Arunyopanishad, Brahmopanishad, Adhividyam, Atharvashikha, Tapaniyopanishad, Mantropanishad, Atharvanashiras, Advaitopanishad, Brihadaranyakopanishad.
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The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
7. Ultimate Reality < [Chapter 4 - Moral Action and Emancipation]
7. The Upanisadic Ethics < [Chapter 1 - Indian Ethics]
8. Moksa (unity with the Supreme self) < [Chapter 4 - Moral Action and Emancipation]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The place of the Upaniṣads in Vedic literature < [Chapter III - The Earlier Upaniṣads (700 B.c.— 600 B.c.)]
Part 2 - The names of the Upaniṣads; Non-Brahmanic influence < [Chapter III - The Earlier Upaniṣads (700 B.c.— 600 B.c.)]
Part 3 - Brāhmaṇas and the Early Upaniṣads < [Chapter III - The Earlier Upaniṣads (700 B.c.— 600 B.c.)]
Concept of Oneness in the Upanishads (study) (by Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya)
Upaniṣad: A Brief Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Classification of the Upaniṣad < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Concept of Oneness in Chāndogya Upaniṣad < [Chapter 3 - Concept of Oneness in Sāmavedic Upaniṣads]
Social Message of the Upanishads (by Sanchita Kundu)
Prashna Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
2. The Psychological Aspects in the Upaniṣads < [Chapter 5 - The Psychological aspects as reflected in the Upaniṣads]
3. The Meaning of the Term Upaniṣad < [Chapter 2 - The concept of Mind in the Pre-Upaniṣadic Literature]
2. The Upaniṣads (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of Mind in the Pre-Upaniṣadic Literature]
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