: , ; plˈʊɹɹəl: , ɑːɹ "ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈeɪɪŋz" ʌvðə jˈuːpɐnˌɪʃædz, æz kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ ðɪ ɐdvˈeɪɾə skˈuːl ʌv vɛdˈæntə wɪð mˈɑːhə mˈiːnɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪt ænd vˈækɪə, ɐ sˈɛntəns.
: , ; plural: , ) are "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta  with mahā meaning great and vākya, a sentence.