"Samkhya" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit सांख्य (sāṃkhya, “enumerating, reckoning up”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|सांख्य||enumerating, reckoning up}} Sanskrit सांख्य (sāṃkhya, “enumerating, reckoning up”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Samkhya
  1. (Hinduism) One of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism Synonyms: Sankhya
    Sense id: en-Samkhya-en-name-WPYqo6Tg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Alternative forms

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