अन्नमयannamayaa.(-यी f.) Consisting or made of food, composed of or containing boiled rice; ˚कोशः -षः the gross material body…
(-यी Feminine) Consisting or made of food, composed of or containing boiled rice; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकोशः -षः the gross material body, the स्थूलशरीर, which is sustained by food and which is the fifth or last vesture or wrapper of the soul; see अन्न (2) above and also कोश; hence, also the material world, the coarsest or lowest form in which Brahman is considered as manifesting itself in the worldly existence.
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