Brhadaranyaka Upanisad : Text in Sanskrit and Translation with Notes in English from the Commentaries of Sankaracarya and the Gloss of Anandagiri

“The dawn is the head of the sacrificial horse, is composed for the sake of those who wish to liberate themselves from the world, in order that they many acquire the knowledge, that Brahman and the soul are the same, a knowledge, by which the liberation from the cause of the world is accomplished. This knowledge of Brahman is called Upanisad because it completely annihilates the world, together with its cause (ignorance) in such as possess this knowledge : for this is the meaning of the word sad, preceded by Upani. A work which treats on the same knowledge, is also called Upanisad. The above-mentioned Upanisad, which contains six chapters, is called Aranyaka, as being spoken in a desert, and Brhad (great) from its extent.” (jacket)