Etymology

kosha

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Today it means: Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy. Full definition →

Sanskrit कोश
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकोश“sheath, vessel, container, layer”
  2. English todaykosha

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

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