English Explanatory Dictionary

kosha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

kosha koshas kosa

Etymology

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

Related words

Anandamaya kosha Annamaya kosha Manomaya kosha Pranamaya kosha Vijnanamaya kosha
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