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prakriti

[pruhk-ri-tee]

noun Hinduism.

(in Sankhya philosophy) primal matter or substance from which the physical and mental universe evolves under the influence of purusha.

Compare guna, purusha.

Origin:
< Sanskrit prakṛti original nature

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