Vedanta

See also: vedanta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदान्त (vedānta).

Proper noun

Vedanta

1. A Hindu system of philosophy concerned with the self-realisation by which one comes to understand the ultimate nature of reality, or Brahman.
2. The Upanishads collectively.

Related terms

• Vedantic
• Vedantist

Translations

system of philosophy

• Assamese: বেদান্ত (bedanto)
• Bengali: বেদান্ত (bn) (bedanto)
• Finnish: vedanta
• Hindi: वेदांत (hi) m (vedānt)
• Kannada: ವೇದಾಂತ (kn) (vēdānta)
• Malayalam: വേദാന്തം (ml) (vēdāntaṁ)
• Marathi: वेदांत m (vedānta)
• Nepali: वेदान्त (vedānta)
• Odia: ବେଦାନ୍ତ (or) (bedānta)
• Punjabi: ਵੇਦਾਂਤ m (vedānt)
• Sanskrit: वेदान्त (sa) m (vedānta)
• Tamil: வேதாந்தம் (ta) (vētāntam)
• Telugu: వేదాంతము (te) (vēdāntamu)

Upanishads

• Finnish: upanishadit pl, vedanta