prakriti

noun

prak·​ri·​ti

ˈprəkrətē

plural -s

1

: unmanifested cosmic energy or potential matter that in Sankhya philosophy is constituted of the three gunas and that in contact with purusha produces a disequilibrium among the gunas which in turn results in the production of the manifested world

2

: the phenomenal world : matter, nature

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit prakṛti

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