Sakti
[shuhk-tee]
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Shakti
or Sak·ti
[shuhk-tee]
- the female principle or organ of generative power.
- the wife of a deity, especially of Shiva.Compare Divine Mother.
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Origin of Shakti
From the Sanskrit word śakti
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The highest merit in Sakti can be reached only through arrack.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
Lakshmi, as we have just noticed, is the sakti or consort of Vishnu, the preservative power of the deity.
From taste (ruchi) comes strong inclination (sakti), which gives birth to the sprout of passion for Krishna in the soul.
Chaitanya's Life And TeachingsKrishna das Kaviraja
The Sakti goddess, Bhagavati, the Tiyans look upon as their own guardian spirit.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The boy explained that it was not a heinous crime to cut off the head of one who had prevented the Sakti worship.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
Sakti
Shakti (ˈʃʌktɪ)
- the female principle or organ of reproduction and generative power in general
- this principle manifested in the consorts of the gods, esp Kali
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Word Origin
C19: from Sanskrit sákti power
Shakti
- a variant of Sakti
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Word Origin and History for sakti
Shakti
n.
from Sanskrit saknoti "is able, is strong," from PIE root *kak- "to enable, help."
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