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0. Upanishads by Sri
Aurobindo
(Has Complete
translations of several Upanishads and several illuminating
essays)
1. Eight Upanishads,
Vol I & II,
Brihadaranyaka u., Chandogya U. (2 separate books)
(Tr.) S. Gambhirananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta
[Sanskrit original, English translation of Sankara's commentary]
2. The eleven
Upanishads published as separate books.
Isha, Kena, Katha, Prashna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitereya,
Taittireya,
Brihadaranyaka, Chandogya and Sveteshvatara, (Gaudapada's Karika,
contained
in Mandukya)
Sarvananda & others, R.K. Math, MADRAS
[Sanskrit original, word to word translation, summary of each
verse in English,
some commentary]
{Note, 1 & 2 are quite different}
3. The Upanishads, a
new translation - 4 volumes
by Swami Nikhilananda, Ramakrishna Vivekananda center, New York,
1950-
[No Sanskrit text, but an extensive discussion verse by verse
based on Sankara's
commentary. Discusses the connection of each verse to next]
4. Mahanarayana
Upanishad
by Swami Vimalananda, R. K. Math, Madras
[Sanskrit original, word to word translation, Summary]
5. Sixty Upanishads
of the Veda
by Paul Deussen (1895)
translated by Bedekar and Passule - 2 volumes, Motilal Banarsidass
[No Sanskrit original, useful only because of its extensive index]
6. The Taittireya
Upanishad with commentary of Sankara, Sureshvara, Vidyaranya
translated by Alladi
Mahadeva Sastry
Pub: Samata books, Madras
[Mahadeva Sastry has translated all other Upanishads also. Samata
may have
published them]
7. The Shakta
Upanishads
(ed) by A. Mahadeva Sastry
Pub: Adyar Library & Research Center, Madras
8. Samnyasa
Upanishads
by Prof. Ramanathan
Pub: Adyar (above)
9. Isho upanishad
by Sir John Woodroffe (Commentary from Tantrik viewpoint)
Pub: Ganesh & Co., Madras (1971)
10. Minor Upanishads
by Swami Madhavananda
Pub: Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta
[Sanskrit original, English translation]
11. Kenopanishad
by Prof. Hiriyanna
Pub: Kavyalaya Publishers, Mysore (1912)
(Sankaracharya's commentary in Sanskrit, translated into English,
extensive
discussion)
12. Mandukya Karika
by Swami Gabhirananda (note spelling)
R.K. Math, Purnattakura, 680551, Trichur, Kerala
[Sanskrit original, English translation]
Summary translations of some verses with no
Sanskrit original or commentary (13-15)
13. The ten principal
Upanishads
put into English by Shree Purohit Swami and W. B. Yeats
Pub: Faber & Faber Ltd., London.
14. The Upanishads:
translated for the modern reader
Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press, Box 477, Petaluma, CA 94953
15. Upanishads
by Swami Prabhavananda and F. Manchester
Vedanta Press, Vedanta Society of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA
Addendum
16. The Principal
Upanishads
by Radhakrishnan
Pub: Allen & Unwin, London (1953)
[has roman transliterated original text, plus translation, notes,
not my favourite]
17. The Upanishads
by Das Gupta (I have not seen the text)
18. The Best
Commentary on the Upanishads is by Sri. T. V. Kapali Sastry
"Light on the Upanishads", Dipti Publishers
19. Sri. M. P. Pandit
(The books below are the best introduction)
1. Wisdom of the Upanishad
(compiled from the works of Sri Aurobindo)
2. The Upanishads,
(illuminating essays on several Upanishads)
3. The Gleanings from the Upanishads
(about 228 verses from Upanishads with commentary)
4. Essence of the Upanishad
Part I: Sarvopanishadsara of Atharvaveda,
Text and translation
Part II: Definitions of connotations
(based on Sri Aurobindo, Sri T. V. Kapali Sastry)
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