Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 14 Oct 2011 08:35 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 09:23
The table shown below contains the nouns found in Chandogya Upanishad arranged in descending order by their frequency of occurrence. The most frequent noun is Brahman. This is a characteristic of all the Upanishads as they describe the Vedantic concept of Brahman the Supreme Reality which is formless but appear as different entities like God (Eshvara), Universe (Jagat) and the Observer (Jeeva). Saman comes as the 2nd rank noun in Chandogya Upainishad since this Upanishad forms part of the Brahmana portion of the Sama Veda. The noun signatures of the nouns in the 8 chapters in Chandogya Upanishad too is shown.
Rank | Freq | Noun | Signature |
1 | 94 | Brahman | 0 3 24 29 2 1 15 20 |
2 | 77 | Saman | 25 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
3 | 60 | Atman | 0 0 2 2 19 9 4 24 |
4 | 60 | Prana | 18 3 6 6 12 10 4 1 |
5 | 59 | Udgitha | 39 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
6 | 45 | Water | 4 2 3 4 3 18 8 3 |
7 | 40 | Devas | 9 2 11 4 3 0 5 6 |
8 | 35 | Earth | 4 4 7 3 4 5 6 2 |
9 | 30 | Heaven | 4 5 7 4 2 0 6 2 |
10 | 30 | Prajapati | 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 17 |
11 | 28 | Akasa | 1 0 4 2 5 0 8 8 |
12 | 23 | Aum | 14 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 |
13 | 23 | Pratihara | 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
14 | 23 | Rik | 18 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 |
15 | 22 | Prastava | 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
16 | 20 | Nidhana | 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
17 | 18 | Sama | 11 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 |
18 | 18 | Vaisvanara | 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 |
19 | 15 | Agni | 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 |
20 | 15 | Indra | 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 |
21 | 15 | Svetaketu | 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 |
22 | 15 | Veda | 1 1 8 0 0 0 4 1 |
23 | 15 | Vedas | 3 1 2 2 0 3 4 0 |
24 | 14 | Mantra | 0 3 0 3 8 0 0 0 |
25 | 13 | Svaha | 0 3 0 3 7 0 0 0 |
26 | 12 | Cows | 0 2 0 7 0 2 1 0 |
27 | 12 | Himkara | 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
28 | 12 | Satyakama | 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 |
29 | 11 | Pranas | 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 |
30 | 10 | Asuras | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
31 | 10 | Gautama | 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 |
32 | 9 | Adityas | 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
33 | 9 | Brahmacharin | 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 |
34 | 9 | Gold | 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 |
35 | 9 | Samans | 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 |
36 | 9 | Sun | 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 |
37 | 9 | Vayu | 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 |
38 | 9 | Yajus | 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 |
39 | 8 | Chariot | 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 |
40 | 8 | Dalbhya | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
41 | 8 | Raikva | 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 |
42 | 8 | Rudras | 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
43 | 8 | Speech | 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 |
44 | 8 | Usasti | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
45 | 8 | Vasus | 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
46 | 8 | Yajur | 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 |
47 | 7 | Brahmana | 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 |
48 | 7 | Janasruti | 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 |
49 | 7 | Kingdom | 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 |
50 | 7 | Rig | 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 |
51 | 7 | Soma | 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 |
52 | 7 | Waters | 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
53 | 6 | Brahmacharya | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 |
54 | 6 | Food | 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 |
55 | 6 | Gayatri | 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
56 | 6 | Itihasa | 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 |
57 | 6 | Pranava | 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 |
58 | 6 | Purana | 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 |
59 | 6 | Stotra | 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
60 | 6 | Uddalaka | 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 |
61 | 6 | Udgatir | 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
62 | 5 | Bhuh | 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
63 | 5 | Bhuvah | 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
64 | 5 | Brahmanas | 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 |
65 | 5 | City | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
66 | 5 | Death | 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
67 | 5 | Horses | 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 |
68 | 5 | Jabala | 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 |
69 | 5 | Pautrayana | 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 |
70 | 5 | Pravahana | 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
71 | 5 | Riks | 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 |
72 | 5 | Silaka | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
73 | 5 | Svah | 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
74 | 5 | Visvadevas | 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
75 | 5 | Vyana | 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 |
76 | 4 | Agnihotra | 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 |
77 | 4 | Ahavaniya | 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 |
78 | 4 | Apana | 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 |
79 | 4 | Arteries | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 |
80 | 4 | Aruni | 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 |
81 | 4 | Garhapatya | 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 |
82 | 4 | Mules | 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 |
83 | 4 | Person | 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
84 | 4 | Salavatya | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
85 | 4 | Sanatkumara | 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 |
86 | 4 | Svara | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
87 | 4 | Varuna | 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
88 | 4 | Vedic | 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 |
89 | 4 | Village | 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 |
90 | 3 | Adi | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
91 | 3 | Aruna | 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 |
92 | 3 | Asaman | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
93 | 3 | Atharvana | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 |
94 | 3 | Baka | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
95 | 3 | Caikitayana | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
96 | 3 | Forest | 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 |
97 | 3 | Kapeya | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 |
98 | 3 | Krita | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 |
99 | 3 | Madgu | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 |
100 | 3 | Mantras | 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 |
101 | 3 | Maruts | 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
102 | 3 | Mind | 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 |
103 | 3 | Narada | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 |
104 | 3 | Parjanya | 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 |
105 | 3 | People | 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 |
106 | 3 | Prastotir | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
107 | 3 | Sadhyas | 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
108 | 3 | Salutation | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
109 | 3 | Samana | 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 |
110 | 3 | Sparsa | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
111 | 3 | Stobha | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
112 | 3 | Udana | 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 |
113 | 3 | Upadrava | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
114 | 3 | Upakosala | 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 |
115 | 3 | Villages | 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 |
116 | 3 | Virat | 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
117 | 3 | Virochana | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
118 | 2 | Abhipratarin | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
119 | 2 | Angirasa | 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
120 | 2 | Anvaharyapacana | 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 |
121 | 2 | Ara | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
122 | 2 | Atharva | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
123 | 2 | Banyan | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 |
124 | 2 | Bhallaksa | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
125 | 2 | Brahma | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
126 | 2 | Brihaspati | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
127 | 2 | Brihat | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
128 | 2 | Budila | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
129 | 2 | Chandala | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
130 | 2 | Deva | 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
131 | 2 | Elephant | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
132 | 2 | Gandhara | 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 |
133 | 2 | Gayatra | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
134 | 2 | Glava | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
135 | 2 | Honey | 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
136 | 2 | Horse | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 |
137 | 2 | Indradyumna | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
138 | 2 | Intelligence | 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 |
139 | 2 | Jaivali | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
140 | 2 | Jana | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
141 | 2 | Jivala | 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
142 | 2 | Kausitaki | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
143 | 2 | Kha | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
144 | 2 | Kshatriya | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
145 | 2 | Kshatriyas | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 |
146 | 2 | Lord | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
147 | 2 | Maitreya | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
148 | 2 | Man | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 |
149 | 2 | Manu | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
150 | 2 | Nya | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
151 | 2 | Paridhaniya | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
152 | 2 | Prataranuvaka | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
153 | 2 | Pratihartir | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
154 | 2 | Rajana | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
155 | 2 | Rathantara | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
156 | 2 | Revati | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
157 | 2 | Sakvari | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
158 | 2 | Samvarga | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
159 | 2 | Satyayajna | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
160 | 2 | Saunaka | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
161 | 2 | Sir | 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 |
162 | 2 | Stars | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
163 | 2 | Stotras | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
164 | 2 | Sudra | 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
165 | 2 | Vairaja | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
166 | 2 | Vyaghrapada | 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
167 | 2 | Yajnayajniya | 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
168 | 1 | Adhvaryu | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
169 | 1 | Aditya | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
170 | 1 | Agnidhriya | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
171 | 1 | Airammadiya | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
172 | 1 | Aitareya | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
173 | 1 | Aksa | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
174 | 1 | Ama | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
175 | 1 | Amalaka | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
176 | 1 | Ana | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
177 | 1 | Angiras | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
178 | 1 | Aparajita | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
179 | 1 | Aspiration | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
180 | 1 | Asura | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
181 | 1 | Asuta | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
182 | 1 | Asvapati | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
183 | 1 | Asvatarasva | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
184 | 1 | Asvatarasvi | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
185 | 1 | Atean | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
186 | 1 | Atharvanas | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
187 | 1 | Atidhanvan | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
188 | 1 | Aupamanyava | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
189 | 1 | Austerity | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
190 | 1 | Avabhrita | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
191 | 1 | Ayasya | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
192 | 1 | Bahispavamana | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
193 | 1 | Bhaga | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
194 | 1 | Bhallaveya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
195 | 1 | Bhallavi | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
196 | 1 | Cakra | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
197 | 1 | Camasa | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
198 | 1 | Chakrayana | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
199 | 1 | Chandas | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
200 | 1 | Chariots | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
201 | 1 | Contemplation | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
202 | 1 | Daksinagni | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
203 | 1 | Dalbha | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
204 | 1 | Devaki | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
205 | 1 | Doctrine | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
206 | 1 | Elephants | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
207 | 1 | Ghora | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
208 | 1 | Gosruti | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
209 | 1 | Haridrumata | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
210 | 1 | Hiranyagarbha | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
211 | 1 | Hotir | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
212 | 1 | Hotr | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
213 | 1 | Ista | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
214 | 1 | Jagati | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
215 | 1 | Jivatman | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 |
216 | 1 | Juhu | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
217 | 1 | Kaksaseni | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
218 | 1 | Kamalayana | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
219 | 1 | Kamsa | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
220 | 1 | Karma | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
221 | 1 | Kekaya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
222 | 1 | Kola | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
223 | 1 | Krishna | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
224 | 1 | Kuru | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
225 | 1 | Kusa | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
226 | 1 | Mahavrisa | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
227 | 1 | Mahidasa | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
228 | 1 | Memory | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
229 | 1 | Moon | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
230 | 1 | Mother | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
231 | 1 | Naimisa | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
232 | 1 | Name | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
233 | 1 | Panchalas | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
234 | 1 | Paulusi | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
235 | 1 | Pracinasala | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
236 | 1 | Pracinayogya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
237 | 1 | Prasrava | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
238 | 1 | Prasuta | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
239 | 1 | Pratyasvara | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
240 | 1 | Progenitor | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
241 | 1 | Pulusa | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
242 | 1 | Purusha | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
243 | 1 | Question | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
244 | 1 | Rahu | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
245 | 1 | Raikvaparna | 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
246 | 1 | Rajni | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
247 | 1 | Sacrifice | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
248 | 1 | Sahamana | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
249 | 1 | Salavat | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
250 | 1 | Sandilya | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
251 | 1 | Sarkaraksa | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
252 | 1 | Sarkaraksya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
253 | 1 | Sastra | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
254 | 1 | Savitir | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
255 | 1 | Scriptures | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
256 | 1 | Self | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
257 | 1 | Skanda | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
258 | 1 | Strength | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
259 | 1 | Subhuta | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
260 | 1 | Sunaka | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
261 | 1 | Suta | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
262 | 1 | Tristubh | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
263 | 1 | Udarasandilya | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
264 | 1 | Uktha | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
265 | 1 | Upamanyu | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
266 | 1 | Upasadas | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
267 | 1 | Vairupa | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
268 | 1 | Vaisya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
269 | 1 | Vaisyas | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
270 | 1 | Vaiyaghrapadya | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
271 | 1 | Vamadevya | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
272 | 1 | Virupa | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
273 | 1 | Woman | 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
Further Reading
Internal Sources
- Upanishad
- Upanishad Wiki
- Chandogya Upanishad Nouns Alphabetical
- Chandogya Upanishad Nouns Frequency Wise
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
- Chandogya Upanishad
- Other 8 Upanishads
External Sources
- Upanishads in Sanskrit Originals - astrojyoti
- Upanishads in English - sacred-text
- Upanishads in English - sacred-text
- 108 Upanishads - celextel
- Upanishads - wikipedia
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