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Sankhya definition

San·khya (säŋ′kyə)

noun

a major system of Hindu philosophy, involving two ultimate, completely distinct, principles of matter and spirit

Etymology: Sans sāṁkhya < saṁkhyā, calculation < saṁkhyāti, (he) counts up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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