Upanishad (To Sit Close By Devotedly)

Upanishad

Sanskrit: उपनिषद्
Transliteration: Upaniṣad (IAST)

Translation: “to sit close by devotedly; the last portion of the Vedas; (from the verb root sad = “to sit” + the prefixes upa = “near” and ni = “down”); thus, “to sit down near” (the spiritual teacher earnestly)”

Reference:

Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press