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Prakriti (Sanskrit: प्रकृति IAST: Prakṛti) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". [1] It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Sāṅkhya school, where it does not refer to matter or nature, but "includes all the cognitive, moral, psychological, emotional, sensorial and physical aspects of reality", stressing ...
Hasya Kavita is humorous comic poetry in Hindi. It is particularly famous due to Hindi Kavi sammelans and TV shows. [17] [18] [19] Bal kavita is children's rhymes in Hindi. [20] Many attempts have been made to document Hindi poetry. Some of the most comprehensive online collections for Hindi poetry include Kavitakosh [21] and Kavita. [22]
Suryakant Tripathi (21 February 1899 – 15 October 1961) was an Indian poet, writer, composer, and sketch artist who wrote in Hindi. He is considered one of the four major pillars [a] of the Chhayavad period in Hindi literature.
Mahat-tattva (Sanskrit: महत्तत्त्व, romanized: Mahattattva) or mahat is a concept in the Samkhya philosophy of Hinduism. [1] It is the first evolute of Prakriti, the causeless cause of the world, that is generated after Prakriti begins to evolve when its equilibrium is disturbed, which causes expansion of material energy and matter. [2]
Samkhya or Sankhya (/ ˈ s ɑː ŋ k j ə /; Sanskrit: सांख्य, romanized: sāṃkhya) is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. [1] [2] [3] It views reality as composed of two independent principles, Puruṣa ('consciousness' or spirit) and Prakṛti (nature or matter, including the human mind and emotions).
Avyakta, meaning "not manifest", "devoid of form" etc., is the word ordinarily used to denote Prakrti on account of subtleness of its nature and is also used to denote Brahman, which is the subtlest of all and who by virtue of that subtlety is the ultimate support of Prakrti. [1]
A living being is a union of Prakriti and Purusha, posits Samkhya-karika in verses 20-21. [57] The Prakriti as the insentient evolute, joins with Purusha which is sentient consciousness. [57] [58] The Karika states that the purpose of this union of Prakriti and Purusha, creating the reality of the observed universe, is to actualize a two-fold ...
The concept of Prithvi also intersects with the philosophical idea of the Prakriti-Purusha duality, which is fundamental to the Samkhya system of thought and later Hindu philosophy. David Leeming, Christopher Fee and other scholars note that Prithvi can be seen as a manifestation of Prakriti—the material, feminine principle that is the source ...