Meanings
shakti1
Shakti2
proper noun
- HinduismThe Hindu concept or personification of the divine feminine aspect, sometimes referred to as 'The Divine Mother'. Shakti represents the active, dynamic principles of feminine power.
In yoga the feminine principle is Shakti, the Great Goddess experienced by all initiates of the Tantric process of transformation.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 115
Origin
shakti · noun
- Sanskritशक्ति“power, energy”
- Englishshakti
From Sanskrit शक्ति (śákti, “power, energy”).
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Full word history & related roots →Shakti · proper noun
- Sanskritशक्ति“power, energy”
- EnglishShakti
From Sanskrit शक्ति (śákti, “power, energy”).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性力
- 性力 (xìnglì)Hindu concept
Tamil சக்தி
- சக்தி (cakti)Hindu concept
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