The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is the greatest of the Upanishads by its size as well as substance. The whole composition is in prose, being here and there studded with a few verses. The six chapters are Adhyayas of the text are divided into 47 sections called Brahmanas, further subdivided into paragraphs of Kandikas. Another divison of the whole work is into three kandas. - Madhukanda, Yajnavalkayakanda or Munikanda and Khilakanda - each containing two chapters.
These divisions deal mainly with enunciation, exposition and meditation (Upadesa, Upapati and Upasana), respectively.