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kosha

kosha noun: any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy.

Noun

kosha (plural koshas)

  1. Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy.
  2. A particular type of Sanskrit dictionary.
    • The koshas, which are not based on any specific text, have some unusal properties. They are written in verse and include nouns and indeclinables but not verbs. The words are arranged according to topics. They deal with synonyms and homonyms and were meant for the use of poets. The best-known kosha...2006, Encyclopedia of language and linguistics 2ed, Elsevier, page 614

Forms of kosha

pluralkoshas
alternative formkosa

Origin of kosha

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”).

Questions about kosha

What does kosha mean?
Kosha means any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy.
What part of speech is kosha?
Kosha is a noun.
What is the plural of kosha?
The plural of kosha is koshas.

Words near kosha in the dictionary

  1. Koser
  2. koseret
  3. Kosers
  4. koses
  5. Kosh
  6. kosha
  7. Koshare
  8. koshari
  9. koshary
  10. koshas
  11. Koshchei

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