The five sheaths investing the soul, comprising the physical body, vital breath, mind, intellect, and spiritual bliss.
पञ्च (pañca)कोष (koṣa)ा (pañcakoṣā) [Printed book page 492]
पञ्च (pañca)कोष (koṣa)ा (pañcakoṣā) m. plu. (-षाः (-ṣāḥ)) The five sheathes supposed to invest the soul, or the Annamaya koṣa that supported by food the gross form; the Prāṇamaya koṣa, the organs of action; the Manomaya koṣa, the organs of perception, with the manas or mind; the Vijñānamaya, the same with the Buddhi or intellect; and the Ānandamaya, consisting of the elements of identity and divine wisdom.
पञ्च (pañca)कोष (koṣa)ा (pañcakoṣā) m. plu. (-षाः (-ṣāḥ)) The five sheathes supposed to invest the soul, or the Annamaya koṣa that supported by food the gross form; the Prāṇamaya koṣa, the organs of action; the Manomaya koṣa, the organs of perception, with the manas or mind; the Vijñānamaya, the same with the Buddhi or intellect; and the Ānandamaya, consisting of the elements of identity and divine wisdom.
E. पञ्च (pañca), and कोष (koṣa) a sheath.
[ID=22820]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
