Home›Sources›The Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle)SourcesThe Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/olivelle-the-early-upanishads.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/olivelle-the-early-upanishadsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-early-upanishads-annotated-text-and, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/olivelle-the-early-upanishads}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPatrick Olivelle's critical edition and annotated translation of the twelve oldest Upanishads, published in the South Asia Research series, presents a fresh Sanskrit text established from manuscript and commentarial evidence alongside a modern English translation and extensive notes. It is the standard scholarly reference for these texts' dating, textual history and philosophical content in current Upanishad studies.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (92 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedPatrick OlivellePublisherWell-attestedOxford University Press, New York (South Asia Research series)Publication YearWell-attested1998Source TypeWell-attestedCritical editionAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A named specialist's critical edition with an established Sanskrit text, translation and scholarly notes, the standard modern academic edition of these texts.Claims Backed By This Source (92 claims)This source backs 92 claims across the atlas. As facts: 71 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 12 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScripture Portions, 62 claims: 47 well-attested, 9 holds, 6 general references.Articles, 24 claims: 18 well-attested, 6 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Well-attested71ArticlesA Boy Who Asks About DeathConsciousness As BrahmanNot This, Not ThatSix Questions for a TeacherThe First Theistic UpanishadTwo Birds on One TreeScripture PortionsAitareya UpanishadBrihadaranyaka UpanishadKatha UpanishadMundaka UpanishadPrashna UpanishadSvetasvatara UpanishadSourcesThe Early Upanishads: Annotated Text and Translation (Patrick Olivelle)Holds9Scripture PortionsAitareya UpanishadBrihadaranyaka UpanishadKatha UpanishadMundaka UpanishadPrashna UpanishadSvetasvatara UpanishadGeneral References12ArticlesA Boy Who Asks About DeathConsciousness As BrahmanNot This, Not ThatSix Questions for a TeacherThe First Theistic UpanishadTwo Birds on One TreeScripture PortionsAitareya UpanishadBrihadaranyaka UpanishadKatha UpanishadMundaka UpanishadPrashna UpanishadSvetasvatara UpanishadComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year