The Early Upanisads (Sanskrit Text with an Accurate and Lucid Translation)

DETAILS : 

• Author : Patrick Olivelle
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 699 pages
  
• Weight : 1100 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Early Upaniṣads, edited and translated by Patrick Olivelle, is widely considered the most authoritative and academically rigorous English edition of these foundational Sanskrit texts. Published by Oxford University Press, this volume provides the original Sanskrit text (in Devanagari) alongside a translation that strips away centuries of later sectarian interpretations to reveal the original "hidden" meanings intended by the ancient forest sages.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patrick Olivelle is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the world's leading Indologists.

Philological Precision: Unlike "spiritual" translations that prioritize poetic flow, Olivelle focuses on linguistics and historical context.

The "Non-Sectarian" Approach: He avoids interpreting the texts through the lens of later schools like Advaita or Vishishtadvaita, seeking instead to understand what the authors meant in the context of the Vedic sacrificial culture they were evolving from.