Discussion
In Vedic educational tradition the word 'Upanishad' literally means .................
Answer: B
'Upanishad' literally means sitting near the Guru to learn.
The word is formed from upa (near), ni (down) and shad (to sit): sitting down near the teacher. It describes the pupil sitting close to the guru to receive the teaching, the setting in which these philosophical texts were transmitted.
The Upanishads are indeed the concluding parts of the Vedas, but that is what they are, not what the word means. Learning mantras by heart and stories of masters and disciples are not its literal meaning either.
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