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Upanishad

Upanishad noun: any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas.

Noun

Upanishad (plural Upanishads)

  1. Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas.

Upanishad meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Upanishad in Hindi

Hindu text
उपनिषद् upniṣad

Upanishad in Tamil

Hindu text
உபநிடதம் upaniṭatam

Upanishad in Marathi

Hindu text
उपनिषद upniṣad

Upanishad in Urdu

Hindu text
اپنیشد
More languagesFewer languages
Upanishad in Bengali
উপনিষদ্ uponiśod
Upanishad in Telugu
ఉపనిషత్తు upaniṣattu
Upanishad in Malayalam
ഉപനിഷത്ത് upaniṣattŭ
Upanishad in Kannada
ಉಪನಿಷತ್ upaniṣat
Upanishad in Punjabi
ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ upaniśad
Upanishad in Gujarati
ઉપનિષદ upaniṣad
Upanishad in Odia
ଉପନିଷଦ upaniṣada, ଉପନିଷଦ୍ upaniṣad, ଉପନିଷତ୍ upaniṣat
Upanishad in Sanskrit
उपनिषद् upaniṣad
Upanishad in Assamese
উপনিষদ upnixod
Upanishad in Nepali
उपनिषद् upaniṣad
Upanishad in Persian
اوپانیشاد
Sindhi
اپنشد āp̃śd

Forms of Upanishad

pluralUpanishads

Origin of Upanishad

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपनिषद् (upaniṣad).

Words formed from Upanishad

Phrases with Upanishad

Questions about Upanishad

What does Upanishad mean?
Upanishad means any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas.
What is Upanishad in Hindi?
Upanishad in Hindi is उपनिषद् (upniṣad). See Upanishad meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Upanishad?
Upanishad is a noun.
What is the plural of Upanishad?
The plural of Upanishad is Upanishads.

Words near Upanishad in the dictionary

  1. Upali
  2. upalite
  3. upalong
  4. upanayana
  5. upanayanas
  6. Upanishad
  7. Upanishadic
  8. Upanishads
  9. Upano
  10. Upapurana
  11. Upapuranas

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