vedanta

1. 1.

   (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas

   BroaderHinduism

   Sanskrit

Other forms of vedanta

plural

vedantas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vedanta

What does vedanta mean?

vedanta means "(from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas".

How many syllables are in vedanta?

vedanta has 3 syllables: ve-dan-ta. The stress falls on "ve".

Is vedanta a common word?

vedanta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.