prakriti
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prakriti
From the Sanskrit word prakṛti original nature
Example Sentences
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An evolutionary process gets underway when purusha comes into contact with prakriti.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Living beings occur when purusha and prakriti bond together.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
When purusha first focuses on prakriti, buddhi, or spiritual awareness, results.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Women are just like men are -- little bits of purusha caught in prakriti, lost and isolated in all that duhkha.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They vibrate through one octave, and take solid liquid or gaseous form in ether, as their types here in our world take it in prakriti, as their vibrations are increased or diminished.
From Ancient and Modern Physics by Willson, Thomas E.
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