f. nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition etc. (in the beginning of a compound and prakṛtyātyā-ind.by nature, naturally, unalterably, properly etc.)
f. (in the sāṃkhya-philosophy) the original producer of (or rather passive power of creating) the material world (consisting of 3 constituent essences or guṇa-s called sattva-, rajas-and tamas-), Nature (distinguished from puruṣa-,Spirit as māyā- is distinguished from brahman- in the vedānta-s)
f.plural the 8 producers or primary essences which evolve the whole visible world (viz. a-vyakta-, buddhi-or mahat-, ahaṃ-kāra-,and the 5 tan-mātras-or subtle elements;rarely the 5 elements alone)
f. (in mythol.) a goddess, the personified will of the Supreme in the creation (hence the same with the śakti- or personified energy or wife of a deity, as lakṣmī-, durgā- etc.;also considered as identical with the Supreme Being)
f. the constituent elements or powers of the state (of which are usually enumerated, viz. king minister, allies, treasure, army, territory, fortresses )
f. (putting before, what is presupposed), original or natural form or condition (opp. vi-kriti, derivative form); nature, constitution, disposition, temper; fundamental form, pattern, standard, rule (sp. damental form, pattern, standard, rule (sp. in ritual); nature (opp. spirit: ph.): pl. material elements (rare); primary constituents of nature (from which all else is evolved: there are eight: avyakta, mahat, ahamkâra, and the five elements: ph.); constituent elements of the state (in politics: there are seven: king, minister, fortress, territory or subjects, treasure, army, and ally; kings primarily (of these there are four) and secondarily (of these there are eight) concerned in a war (each of these twelve having five prakritis in the form of minister, territory, fortress, treasure, army); constituent elements of a king's own state (exclusive of himself); ministers; subjects, citizens; sg. root, base (gr.): °ree;-or in. by nature, originally, properly; in the original state, unchanged: -ka, a. (--°ree;) id.; kripana, a. naturally feeble in discriminating between (lc.); -ga, a.innate; -purusha, m. nature and spirit (du.); minister; -bhâva, m. original or unmodified state; -mandala, n. whole circle of subjects, entire territory; -mat, a. having or being in the original, natural, or usual condition orform; -sampanna, pp. endowed with a noble nature; -subhaga, a. naturally beautiful; -stha, a. being in the natural state or condition, natural, genuine, normal; healthy; being in good circumstances.
noun (feminine) (in anat.) temperament (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in arithm.) a co-efficient multiplier (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in gram.) the crude or elementary form of a word (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in mythol.) a goddess (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in polit.) a king's ministers (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in the Sāṃkhya phil.) the original producer of (or rather passive power of creating) the material world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(pl.) name of a class of deities under Manu Raibhya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a eunuch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mother (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a woman or womankind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
affair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an animal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an uninflected word (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
artisans (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
base (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
character (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
citizens (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
constitution (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
disposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
extraction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fundamental form (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ministry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
model (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nature (distinguished from puruṣa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of 2 classes of metres (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a work (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
nature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
origin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
original or primary substance (opp. to vi-kṛti) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
original source (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pattern (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
root (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rule (esp. in ritual) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
standard (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
temper (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
territory (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 8 producers or primary essences which evolve the whole visible world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the body of ministers or counsellors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the constituent elements or powers of the state (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the male or female organ of generation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the original or natural form or condition of anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the personified will of the Supreme in the creation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the predominance of one of the humours at the time of generation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the subjects of a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the third nature (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the various sovereigns to be considered in case of war (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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