Shakti

or Sak·ti

[ shuhk-tee ]

/ ˈʃʌk ti /

noun Hinduism.

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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Example sentences from the Web for shakti

In the Tantric model, it's Shakti who brings healing and enlightenment to the god Shiva, just as Neytiri does with Jake.
The Tantric Sex in Avatar|Asra Q. Nomani|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Great God thus addresses Shakti, when he asks her to describe the duties of women.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Such is the preliminary called the purification of the Shakti.
Phallic Miscellanies|Hargrave Jennings
It has been said by one: beware the left, the cult of Shakti.
Ulysses|James Joyce

In some cases a single female personating the Shakti is to be procured.
Phallic Miscellanies|Hargrave Jennings
This is why, in India, woman has been described as the symbol of Shakti, the creative power.
Creative Unity|Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for shakti

Shakti

/ (ˈʃʌktɪ) /

noun

a variant of Sakti

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