The Vedas and Upanishads

[galacticdust]

Hello

Comments

[mychimaera]

I have read Easwaran's translation of the Bhagavad-Gita and was impressed by both it's readability and the extensive commentary that was included. I have no fear of recommending his translation of the Upanishads for me based on my previous experience with him.

[artemidite]

I agree with this. I've read Easwaran's translation of the Upanishads and I highly recommend it because it was a pleasant read, and the commentary was excellent.

I also have the penguin edition of the Upanishads which I found to be fairly good as well. So, I guess it is up to you what you pick.

[dithie]

might try asking round in religion_majors too.

[elricmelnibone]

I quite enjoyed Easwaran's translations of the texts, and if memory is correct, there's a 3-book set with the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the Dhammapada.

[deleonjh]

You might also try asking in the linguaphiles comm, people ask about obscure languages and dialects there all the time so I'm sure there are a few Sanskrit readers there.