noun
also upan·i·sad üˈpänēˌshäd, üˈpanēˌshad
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit upaniṣad act of sitting down near something, secret session, secret doctrine, from upa toward, near to, under + ni down + sīdati he sits — more at up , nether , sit
: one of a late class of Vedic treatises dealing with broad philosophic problems (as the nature of ultimate reality, man, and the universe)
• upan·i·shad·ic also upan·i·sad·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|shädik, -shad- adjective , usually capitalized