[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1380 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1380 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1380 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1380) PRAKRITI. Nature; matter as opposed to spirit. The personified will of the Supreme in the creation, and the prototype of the female sex, identified with Māyā or illusion. The Sakti or female energy of any deity. - [Previous: c5.1379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1379) - [Next: c5.1381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1381) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1380) · Pramāṇa