PRAKRITI

Meaning of PRAKRITI in English

/pruk"ri tee/ , n. Hinduism.

(in Sankhya philosophy) primal matter or substance from which the physical and mental universe evolves under the influence of purusha. Cf. guna, purusha .

[ prakrti original nature ]

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PRAKRITI — ˈprəkrəd.ē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit prakṛti 1. : unmanifested cosmic energy or potential matter that in Sankhya philosophy …
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PRAKRITI — Sanskrit Prakrti ("source"), also called Pradhana ("principal"), in the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature in its germinal state, …
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PRAKRITI AND PURUSHA — In the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature and the soul. Prakriti is material nature in its germinal state, …
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PRAKRITI AND PURUSHA — In the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature and the soul. Prakriti is material nature in its germinal state, …
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SAMKHYA — One of the six orthodox systems ( It adopts a consistent {{link=dualism">dualism between matter and soul (see prakriti and purusha …
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SANKHYA — noun also sam·khya ˈsäŋkyə ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit sāṁkhya, literally, based on calculation, philosophical method, from …
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PURUSHA — ˈpu̇rəshə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit puruṣa, literally, man : the soul that with prakriti constitutes the primary cause …
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SANKHYA — (n.) A Hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of …
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SANKHYA — ( n. ) A Hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, …
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PURUSHA — /poor"euh sheuh/ , n. Hinduism. (in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings. …
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PRAKRIT — — Prakritic , adj. /prah"krit, -kreet/ , n. any of the vernacular Indic languages of the ancient and medieval periods, …
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GUNA — /goon"euh/ , n. (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion …
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SANKHYA — noun a hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of …
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PURUSHA — Sanskrit Purusa (person, or spirit), in Indian philosophy, the soul, or self. The existence of an eternal, unchanging self is …
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AHANKARA — Sanskrit Ahamkara (I-saying, or I-making), in the dualist and evolutionist Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, the second stage of development …
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YOGA — (Sanskrit: Yoking, or Union), one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy. Its influence has been widespread among …
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SAMKHYA — also spelled Sankhya, Sanskrit Samkhya (Enumeration, or Number) one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy (q.v.). Samkhya …
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SAMKHYA — One of the six orthodox systems ( darshans ) of Indian philosophy. It adopts a consistent dualism between matter and …
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