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The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01)

by Max Müller

[1879]


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This is the first volume of the Sacred Books of the East, and the first etext ever prepared for sacred-texts.com. SBE 1 contains the introduction to the entire series, and explains the methodology and conventions used in the rest of the SBE. The Upanishads translated here are the Chandogya, Talavakara, Aitreya-Aranyaka, the Kaushitaki-Brahmana, and the Vajasaneyi Samhita.


Introduction    Khândogya Upanishad    Talavakâra or Kena-Upanishad
Aitareya-Âranyaka    Kaushîtaki-Upanishad    Vâgasaneyi-Samhitâ-Upanishad

Title Page
Contents
Preface to the Sacred Books of the East
Program of a Translation of the Sacred Books of the East
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets
Transliteration Chart, Page 1
Transliteration Chart, Page 2
Transliteration Chart, Page 3
Transliteration Chart, Page 4
Sanskrit Transliteration Chart

Introduction to the Upanishads

First Translation of the Upanishads
Rammohun Roy
Position of the Upanishads in Vedic Literature
Different Classes of Upanishads
Critical Treatment of the Text of the Upanishads
Meaning of the Word Upanishad
Works on the Upanishads
I. The Khândogya-Upanishad
II. The Talavakâra-Upanishad
III. The Aitareya-Âranyaka
IV. The Kaushîtaki-Brâhmana-Upanishad
V. The Vâgasaneyi-Samhitâ-Upanishad

Khândogya Upanishad

I, 1
I, 2
I, 3
I, 4
I, 5
I, 6
I, 7
I, 8
I, 9
I, 10
I, 11
I, 12
I, 13
II, 1
II, 2
II, 3
II, 4
II, 5
II, 6
II, 7
II, 8
II, 9
II, 10
II, 11
II, 12
II, 13
II, 14
II, 15
II, 16
II, 17
II, 18
II, 19
II, 20
II, 21
II, 22
II, 23
II, 24
III, 1
III, 2
III, 3
III, 4
III, 5
III, 6
III, 7
III, 8
III, 9
III, 10
III, 11
III, 12
III, 13
III, 14
III, 15
III, 16
III, 17
III, 18
III, 19
IV, 1
IV, 2
IV, 3
IV, 4
IV, 5
IV, 6
IV, 7
IV, 8
IV, 9
IV, 10
IV, 11
IV, 12
IV, 13
IV, 14
IV, 15
IV, 16
IV, 17
V, 1
V, 2
V, 3
V, 4
V, 5
V, 6
V, 7
V, 8
V, 9
V, 10
V, 11
V, 12
V, 13
V, 14
V, 15
V, 16
V, 17
V, 18
V, 19
V, 20
V, 21
V, 22
V, 23
V, 24
VI, 1
VI, 2
VI, 3
VI, 4
VI, 5
VI, 6
VI, 7
VI, 8
VI, 9
VI, 10
VI, 11
VI, 12
VI, 13
VI, 14
VI, 15
VI, 16
VII, 1
VII, 2
VII, 3
VII, 4
VII, 5
VII, 6
VII, 7
VII, 8
VII, 9
VII, 10
VII, 11
VII, 12
VII, 13
VII, 14
VII, 15
VII, 16
VII, 17
VII, 18
VII, 19
VII, 20
VII, 21
VII, 22
VII, 23
VII, 24
VII, 25
VII, 26
VIII, 1
VIII, 2
VIII, 3
VIII, 4
VIII, 5
VIII, 6
VIII, 7
VIII, 8
VIII, 9
VIII, 10
VIII, 11
VIII, 12
VIII, 13
VIII, 14
VIII, 15

Talavakâra or Kena-Upanishad

Khanda I
Khanda II
Khanda III
Khanda IV

Aitareya-Âranyaka

I, 1, 1
I, 1, 2
I, 1, 3
I, 1, 4
I, 2, 1
I, 2, 2
I, 2, 3
I, 2, 4
I, 3, 1
I, 3, 2
I, 3, 3
I, 3, 4
I, 3, 5
I, 3, 6
I, 3, 7
I, 3, 8
I, 4, 1
I, 4, 2
I, 4, 3
I, 5, 1
I, 5, 2
I, 5, 3
II, 1, 1
II, 1, 2
II, 1, 3
II, 1, 4
II, 1, 5
II, 1, 6
II, 1, 7
II, 1, 8
II, 2, 1
II, 2, 2
II, 2, 3
II, 2, 4
II, 3, 1
II, 3, 2
II, 3, 3
II, 3, 4
II, 3, 5
II, 3, 6
II, 3, 7
II, 3, 8
II, 4, 1
II, 4, 2
II, 4, 3
II, 5, 1
II, 6, 1
II, 7, 1
III, 1, 1
III, 1, 2
III, 1, 4
III, 1, 5
III, 1, 6
III, 2, 1
III, 2, 2
III, 2, 3
III, 2, 4
III, 2, 5
III, 2, 6

Kaushîtaki-Upanishad

Adhyâya I
Adhyâya II
Adhyâya III
Adhyâya IV

Vâgasaneyi-Samhitâ-Upanishad, sometimes called Îsâvâsya or Îsâ-Upanishad.

Îsâ-Upanishad