"kosha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: koshas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|sa|कोश||sheath, vessel, container, layer|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=kóśa|ts=}} Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”), {{bor+|en|sa|कोश|t=sheath, vessel, container, layer|tr=kóśa}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kosha (plural koshas)
  1. (philosophy) Any of five sheaths that are thought to cover the Atman, or True Self, according to Vedantic philosophy. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Reference works
    Sense id: en-kosha-en-noun-OGvT3Og- Disambiguation of Reference works: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. A particular type of Sanskrit dictionary.
    Sense id: en-kosha-en-noun-txVPCoMw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kosa Related terms: Anandamaya kosha, Annamaya kosha, Manomaya kosha, Pranamaya kosha, Vijnanamaya kosha

Inflected forms

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