Guna

:For the city and district in central India, see Guna, India.

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The Sanskrit word guna (guṇa) has the basic meaning of "string" or "a single thread or strand of a cord or twine". In more abstract uses, it may mean "a subdivision, species, kind", and generally "quality".

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In Classical literature (e.g. Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana), a Guna is an attribute of the 5 elements (each with an associated organ):

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:1. ether has sound (shabda) for its Guna (and the ear for its organ).

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:2. the air has tangibility and sound for its Gunas (and the skin for its organ).

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:3. fire has shape or colour, tangibility, and sound for its Gunas (and the eye for its organ).

India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Guna, India: Guna is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Guna District....

Mahabharata: The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically...