Upanishad
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Etymology
Origin of Upanishad
< Sanskrit upaniṣad, equivalent to upa near + ni- down + -ṣad, sandhi variant of sad- sit 1
Example Sentences
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"In the embrace of his beloved, a man forgets the whole world, everything both within and without," states the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
The thunder's single syllable that was interpreted differently by the gods, men and demons in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2012
He attended sessions for six years and never spoke a word, preferring instead to make drawings of his fellow legislators, which he published in the satirical “Sansad Upanishad: The Scriptures of Parliament.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2011
Like Ulysses or the Upanishad, Satanic Verses remains more read about than read.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir William Jones, in referring to the Ayur-Veda, says that, to his astonishment, he found in it an entire Upanishad on the internal parts of the human body, enumerating the nerves, veins, and arteries.
From On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art by Mactear, James
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