Prashnopanishad, Prashna Upanishad, 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲, Prashna-upanishad: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 can be transliterated into English as Prasnopanisad or Prashnopanishad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismThe Prashna Upanishad is one of the earlier, "primary" Upanishads commented upon by Shankara. It is a Mukhya Upanishad, associated with the Atharvaveda. It figures as number 4 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads.
Content: This text consists of six questions and their answers, hence the name. It is in the form of questions and answers. Except the first and the last questions, all other questions are actually a group of smaller sub-questions.
As narrated in the beginning of this Upanishad, Six pupils interested in knowing divinity or Brahman come to sage Pippalada and request him to clarify their spiritual doubts. Instead of answering immediately, Pippalada asks them to take up penance and Brahmacharya for one year at his place. Upon completion of one year, pupils ask the sage, then the sage answers their questions.
The pupils who asked the questions were:
- The son of Bharadwaja, Sukesha
- The son of Shibi, Satyakama
- The descendant of Garga, Sauryayanee
- The son of Ashwala, Kausalya
- Bhargava of the country of Vidarbha belonging to Bhrigu Gotra
- The son of Katya, Kabandhi
Each of them asks one question to Pippalada and answer(s) to it forms a chapter in the Upanishad.
etymology: The Prashna Upanishad (Sanskrit: 啶啶班ざ啷嵿え 啶夃お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�, Pra艣na Upani峁d) or the Prashnopanishad (Sanskrit: 啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�, 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲). In Sanskrit, "Prashna" means question.
: Google Sites: All about VedantaPrashna Upanishad is in 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ Brahman part of Atharva Veda (Shaunak branch) while Mundaka Upanishad is in 啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ Mantra part of the same Veda. Prashnopanishad is the elaboration of verses in Mundakopanishad but traditionally it is studied before Mundakopanishad; it starts with the anecdote of six 啶嬥し啶� rishis (seers) - all well versed in Vedas but interested in Absolute Self-Realization - going to Rishi Pippalad who they thought would guide them correctly. Rishi Pippalad asks them to remain in his ashrama for a year observing spiritual disciples such as 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶氞ぐ啷嵿く brahmacharya (celibacy), 啶むお啶膏啶ぞ tapasya (austerities) etc. After a year they are allowed to ask questions; each rishi asks a question and gets appropriate reply from Pippalad. These six 啶啶班ざ啷嵿え prashna (questions) and their answers form the content of the Upanishad.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�).鈥�f. Name of an Upani峁d consisting of six questions and six answers.
笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫谤补艣苍补 and 耻辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶夃お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攃alled also 峁峁璸谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 Io. 269. 1095 A. 1686. 1726. 3182. W. p. 86. Oxf. 366^a. 394^b. Khn. 18. B. 1, 100 (and鈥擺commentary]). Report. Ii, Ben. 70. 74. 76. 79. 80. Bik. 98. 搁腻诲丑. 4 (and鈥擺commentary]). Oudh. 1877, 4. Iv, 5. Ix, 2. Xv, 4. Burnell. 33^b. Bhk. 7. Bhr. 10. 487. 493. Oppert. Ii, 3201. 3515. Rice. 10. Peters. 3, 383.
鈥擺commentary] Bh膩峁a. Ben. 73. Oppert. 3699. Ii, 285. 1276. 6099.
鈥擺commentary] Bh膩峁a by 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. Io. 1095 F. 1454. W. p. 86. Oxf. 366^a. Khn. 18. K. 18. B. 1, 102. Bik. 98. Tu7b. 8. NW. 302. 318. Oudh. Ix, 2. Burnell. 33^b. Bhr. 227. Oppert. 8102. Ii, 3717. 9953 Rice. 54. Sb. 373.
鈥擺sub-commentary] Bh膩峁a峁玨膩. Oppert. Ii, 6100.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by 膧nandat墨rtha. Oudh. Ix, 2. Xiii, 18.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by N膩r膩ya峁噀ndra Sarasvat墨. Oxf. 366^a. K. 18. B. 1, 102. Ben. 80. Np. Iii, 90.
鈥擺commentary] by 膧nandat墨rtha. Np. Iii, 120. Burnell. 100^b. Bhr. 702. Rice. 60.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by Jayat墨rtha. Oxf. 392^b. Burnell. 100^b. Rice. 60.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by 艢r墨niv膩sa. Rice. 60.
鈥擺commentary] by J帽膩nendra Sarasvat墨. Oudh. Xiv, 10.
鈥擺commentary] by D膩modar膩c膩rya. Oudh. 1877, 4.
鈥擺commentary] by Dharmar膩ja. Oppert. Ii, 131.
鈥擺commentary] by B膩lak峁涐梗峁嚹乶anda. Io. 2444.
鈥擺commentary] by Ra峁単ar膩m膩nuja. Oudh. Xv, 4. Xvi, 32.
鈥擺commentary] by R膩m膩nuja Muni. Oudh. 1877, 6.
鈥擺commentary] D墨pik膩. B. 1, 100. Ben. 68.
鈥攂y N膩r膩ya峁嘺. K. 16. Bhr. 233.
鈥攂y 艢a峁卥ar膩nanda. B. 1, 102. Np. Ii, 106. Iii, 120. Burnell. 34^a. Rice. 54. 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲膩loka by Vij帽膩nabhik峁. L. 2051.
2) 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�):鈥�Cs. 198. Fl. 5. Stein 31. Weber 2127.
鈥擺commentary] Bh膩峁a by 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. Cs. 198. Hz. 105. 215. 281. Oudh. Xxi, 26. Stein 31.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by 膧nandat墨rtha. Cs. 198.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by N膩r膩ya峁噀ndra Sarasvat墨. Oudh. Xxi, 26. Stein 31. D墨pik膩 by N膩r膩ya峁嘺. Stein 31.
3) 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�):鈥擴lwar 418. 419. 452.
鈥擺commentary] by 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. Ulwar 419.
鈥擺sub-commentary] by N膩r膩ya峁嘺 Sarasvat墨, pupil of J帽膩nendra. Ulwar 420.
4) 笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�):鈥擜v. As 3. 5. 112 (2 Mss.). Bd. 30. 36. Hz. 898. 艢g. 2, 40. Whish 16, 2. C. by 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. As p. 112 (2 Mss.). Bd. 30. 艢g. 2, 41. Whish 23 a. Cc. 艢g. 1, 16 p. 69. Cc. by 膧nandat墨rtha. As p. 112. Cc. by N膩r膩ya峁噀ndra Sarasvat墨. As p. 113. Hz. 1189. D墨pik膩 by N膩r膩ya峁嘺. As p. 113 (2 Mss.).
鈥攂y 艢a峁卥ar膩nanda. As p. 113.
笔谤补艣苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啷嬥お啶ㄠた啶粪う啷�):鈥擺from 辫谤补艣苍补] f. Name of [work]
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