Sakti

[shuhk-tee]

noun Hinduism.

Shakti.

Shakti

or Sak·ti

[shuhk-tee]

noun Hinduism.

the female principle or organ of generative power.

the wife of a deity, especially of Shiva.Compare Divine Mother.

Origin of Shakti

From the Sanskrit word śakti

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Examples from the Web for sakti

Sakti is, perhaps, more properly the vital energy, and Sakti worship the worship of the life principle in nature.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
From taste (ruchi) comes strong inclination (sakti), which gives birth to the sprout of passion for Krishna in the soul.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja
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 India|Edgar Thurston
Already, in the lifetime of his father, he had distinguished himself in combats with the Petti and the Sakti.
Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson

Lakshmi, as we have just noticed, is the sakti or consort of Vishnu, the preservative power of the deity.
Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon,|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for sakti

Sakti

Shakti (ˈʃʌktɪ)

noun Hinduism

the female principle or organ of reproduction and generative power in general

this principle manifested in the consorts of the gods, esp Kali

Word Origin for Sakti

C19: from Sanskrit sákti power

Shakti

noun

a variant of Sakti

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Word Origin and History for sakti

Shakti

from Sanskrit saknoti "is able, is strong," from PIE root *kak- "to enable, help."