Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Upanishads / Braille

The Upanishads ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

105,610 braille cells · 112 embossed pages at 40×25 · 186 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠶⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠠⠋⠊⠋⠞⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠃⠕⠗⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠛⠁⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠀⠛⠗⠊⠑⠧⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠙⠀
⠶⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠶⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠊⠇⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠛⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂
⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠥⠝⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠠⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀
⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠛⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠞⠺⠕⠀⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠝⠕⠎⠞⠗⠊⠇⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠥⠞⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠝⠁⠧⠑⠇⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠇⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠁⠏⠑⠗⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠕⠗⠀⠠⠁⠞⠍⠁⠝⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠙⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠊⠗⠞⠓⠂⠀
⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠎⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠍⠑⠙⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠵⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠇⠑⠝⠙⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠠⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠛⠗⠊⠑⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎
⠀⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.