guna
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of guna
First recorded in 1860–65, guna is from the Sanskrit word guṇa thread, quality
Example Sentences
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He quickly texted the link to a colleague, adding: “Dudeeee. This is guna be what it is.”
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
Black peppercorn is bought whole and pounded using a standing mortar and pestle, called a guna, every time it's used.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2021
The quality of awareness in Purusha is taken up by, or reflected in, the guna called Sattva— rhythm, and it becomes cognition in Prakriti.
From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant
Similarly a daughter-in-law is given a fresh name on coming into the house, and on her arrival her mother-in-law looks at her for the first time through a guna or ring of baked gram-flour.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
It depends on the 5th—Manas or Ahankara, the "I"—to thin the guna, "rope," into one thread—the sattwa; and thus by becoming one with the "unevolved evolver," win immortality or eternal conscious existence.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
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