SOURCE: Pandit, Moti Lal. “Meaning of the Upanishad.” In Philosophy of the Upanishads: A Christian Understanding, pp. 17-22. Delhi, India: I.S.P.C.K., 1978.
In the following essay, Pandit comments on the dialogue style of the Upanishads as well as on the actual etymology of the word upanishad.