Tattva Bodhaतत्त्वबोधः
Tattva Bodha · passage 22
The five sheaths
पञ्च कोशाः के? अन्नमयः प्राणमयः मनोमयः विज्ञानमयः आनन्दमयश्चेति ।
pañca kośāḥ ke? annamayaḥ prāṇamayaḥ manomayaḥ vijñānamayaḥ ānandamayaśceti |
What are the five sheaths? The sheath made of food, the sheath made of breath, the sheath made of mind, the sheath made of knowing, and the sheath made of bliss.
In plain words
What are the five sheaths (pañca-kośa)? The food sheath (annamaya), the breath sheath (prāṇamaya), the mind sheath (manomaya), the intellect sheath (vijñānamaya), and the bliss sheath (ānandamaya).
The terms set down here
- pañca-kośa