Upanishad
pronunciation
How to pronounce Upanishad in British English:
UK [u:ˈpæniʃəd]
How to pronounce Upanishad in American English:
US [uˈpænəˌʃæd, uˈpɑnɪˌʃɑd]
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- Noun:
- a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
Word Origin
- Upanishad (n.)
- one of a class of speculative treatises in Sanskrit literature, 1805, from Sanskrit upa-nishad, literally "a sitting down beside." From upa "near to" (see up (adv.)) + ni-shad "to sit or lie down," from ni "downward" (from PIE *ni-, see nether) + -sad "sitting," From PIE *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary).
Example
- 1. Come from the thoughts of upanishad and vedas .
- 2. The buddha shakyamuni had same thoughts as upanishad .
- 3. In the svetasvatara upanishad , rudra is for the first time called siva and is described as the creator , preserver , and destroyer of the universe .