शक्ति

शक्ति

Feminine.

(

-क्तिः

)

1.

Power,

regal

power

as

resulting

from

“प्रभुशक्ति”

or

“प्रभाव-

शक्ति”

majesty,

“उत्साहशक्ति”

energy,

perseverance,

“मन्त्रशक्ति”

the

power

of

god

counsel:

see

शक्तित्रय.

2.

Power,

strength,

prowess.

3.

An

iron

spear

or

dart.

4.

The

energy

or

active

power

of

a

deity,

per-

sonified

as

his

wife,

as

GAURĪ

of

ŚIVA,

LAKSHMĪ

of

VISHṆU,

&c.

5.

The

female

organ

as

the

counterpart

of

the

phallic

personifica-

tion

of

ŚIVA,

and

worshipped

either

literally

or

figuratively

by

a

sect

of

Hindus,

thence

termed

ŚĀKTAS.

6.

Allaying

or

appeasing

opposition.

7.

Force

or

signification

of

words,

(

op.

to

लक्षणा

and

व्यञ्जना.

)

8.

The

relation

of

a

word

to

the

thing

designated

by

it,

(

in

Nyāya

Phil.

)

9.

Poetic

genius.

10.

The

inherent

power

of

a

cause

to

produce

its

effects,

(

in

Nyāya

Phil.

)

Etymology

शक्

to

be

able,

Affix.

क्तिन्

।

1

श॑क्ति

feminine

ability,

power,

capacity

of

(

infin.

,

locative

,

genetive

,

or

—°

)

the

triple

power

of

a

king

the

energy

or

active

power

of

a

deity,

especially

of

Śiva

the

power

of

a

word

that is

its

meaning

or

function

the

productive

power

of

a

poet,

that is

his

fancy

or

imagination

help,

assistance,

gift,

donation.

2

श॑क्ति

शक्ति॑

feminine

spear,

lance.

शक्ति॑

feminine

spear,

lance.

3

शक्ति

masculine

name

of

a

Ṛṣi.

शक्ति

(

क्तिः

)

2.

Feminine.

Power

subduing

opposition

meaning

iron

dart

energy

of

a

deity,

female

organ

worshipped

by

the

Shāktas.

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Masculine

-

strength

बल

-

bala

-

Neuter

Masculine

-

strength

धीरता

-

dhIratA

-

Feminine

-

strength

शची

-

zacI

-

Feminine

-

strength

आयत्ति

-

Ayatti

-

Feminine

-

strength

ऊर्जा

-

UrjA

-

Feminine

-

strength

तविषी

-

taviSI

-

Feminine

-

strength

प्रगल्भता

-

pragalbhatA

-

Feminine

-

strength

प्रबलता

-

prabalatA

-

Feminine

-

strength

वया

-

vayA

-

Feminine

-

strength

विक्रान्ति

-

vikrAnti

-

Feminine

-

strength

वीर्यवत्ता

-

vIryavattA

-

Feminine

-

strength

शुषि

-

zuSi

-

Feminine

-

strength

सबलता

-

sabalatA

-

Feminine

-

strength

सारवत्ता

-

sAravattA

-

Feminine

-

strength

ऊर्ज्

-

Urj

-

Feminine

-

strength

सार

-

sAra

-

Masculine

-

strength

प्रताप

-

pratApa

-

Masculine

-

strength

पराक्रम

-

parAkrama

-

Masculine

-

strength

वाज

-

vAja

-

Masculine

-

strength

शक्ति

{

शक्ति

}

-

zakti{zakti}

-

Feminine

-

energy

[

power

]

वीर्य

-

vIrya

-

Neuter

-

energy

तेजोमय

-

tejomaya

-

Adjective

-

fullofenergy

उत्साहशक्ति

-

utsAhazakti

-

Feminine

-

energy

उदारता

-

udAratA

-

Feminine

-

energy

जूति

-

jUti

-

Feminine

-

energy

तेजस्विता

-

tejasvitA

-

Feminine

-

energy

त्विषि

-

tviSi

-

Feminine

-

energy

प्रगल्भता

-

pragalbhatA

-

Feminine

-

energy

सोत्साहता

-

sotsAhatA

-

Feminine

-

energy

ऊर्ज

-

Urja

-

Masculine

-

energy

पराक्रम

-

parAkrama

-

Masculine

-

energy

सार

-

sAra

-

Masculine

-

energy

यत्न

-

yatna

-

Masculine

-

energy

अभ्युत्साह

-

abhyutsAha

-

Masculine

-

energy

उत्साह

-

utsAha

-

Masculine

-

energy

ओज्मन्

-

ojman

-

Masculine

-

energy

प्राण

-

prANa

-

Masculine

-

energy

प्रताप

-

pratApa

-

Masculine

-

energy

वाज

-

vAja

-

Masculine

-

energy

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

pike

शूल

-

zUla

-

Masculine

-

pike

शल्य

-

zalya

-

Masculine

Neuter

-

pike

समिक

-

samika

-

Neuter

-

pike

कङ्कत्रोट

-

kaGkatroTa

-

Masculine

-

pike

fish

[

Esox

Kankila

-

Zoo.

]

जलव्यथ

-

jalavyatha

-

Masculine

-

pike

fish

[

Esox

Kankila

-

Zoo.

]

शूलाग्र

-

zUlAgra

-

Adjective

-

pointed

like

a

pike

शूलिन्

-

zUlin

-

Adjective

-

having

a

dart

or

pike

शूलाग्र

-

zUlAgra

-

Neuter

-

point

of

a

pike

or

stake

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

ability

शक्ति

{

शक्ति

}

-

zakti{zakti}

-

Feminine

-

energy

[

power

]

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Masculine

-

power

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Masculine

-

strength

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

power

or

signification

of

a

word

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

faculty

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

female

organ

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

aid

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

might

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

lance

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

dart

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

regal

power

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

capacity

for

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

flag-staff

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

assistance

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

power

over

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

particular

configuration

of

stars

and

planets

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

effectiveness

or

efficacy

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

skill

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

effectiveness

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

efficacy

प्रवृत्ति

-

pravRtti

-

Feminine

-

efficacy

वीर्यवत्ता

-

vIryavattA

-

Feminine

-

efficacy

सिद्धि

-

siddhi

-

Feminine

-

efficacy

गुण

-

guNa

-

Masculine

-

efficacy

प्रभाव

-

prabhAva

-

Masculine

-

efficacy

तरस्

-

taras

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

तेजस्

-

tejas

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

वीर्य

-

vIrya

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

वीर्यवत्त्व

-

vIryavattva

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

साधनत्व

-

sAdhanatva

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

सामर्थ्य

-

sAmarthya

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

आयुस्

-

Ayus

-

Neuter

-

efficacy

भैषज्य

-

bhaiSajya

-

Neuter

-

healing

efficacy

अभ्युत्थान

-

abhyutthAna

-

Neuter

-

gaining

efficacy

शक्ति

-

zakti

-

Feminine

-

effectiveness

or

efficacy

समाधियोग

-

samAdhiyoga

-

Masculine

-

efficacy

of

contemplation

सुमहौषध

-

sumahauSadha

-

Neuter

-

herb

of

very

strong

efficacy

शक्तिवैभविक

-

zaktivaibhavika

-

Adjective

-

endowed

with

power

and

efficacy

तावद्वीर्यवत्

-

tAvadvIryavat

-

Adjective

-

having

so

great

force

or

efficacy

आनुबन्धिक

-

Anubandhika

-

Adjective

-

of

continued

influence

or

efficacy

स्वरूपभाव

-

svarUpabhAva

-

Masculine

-

whose

essence

is

of

the

same

efficacy

सहस्रवर्चस्

-

sahasravarcas

-

Adjective

-

having

thousand-fold

power

or

efficacy

पुण्यप्रताप

-

puNyapratApa

-

Masculine

-

efficacy

of

virtue

or

of

religious

merit

पञ्चामृत

-

paJcAmRta

-

Neuter

-

aggregate

of

any

5

drugs

of

supposed

efficacy

माहात्म्य

-

mAhAtmya

-

Neuter

-

peculiar

efficacy

or

virtue

of

any

divinity

or

sacred

shrine

शक्ति

zakti

Feminine

effectiveness

संनिबन्ध

saMnibandha

Masculine

effectiveness

सात्कर्य

sAtkarya

Neuter

effectiveness

शक्ति

zakti

Feminine

effectiveness

or

efficacy

शक्ति

Feminine.

(

-क्तिः

)

1

Power,

regal

power

as

resulting

from

majesty,

perseverance,

and

counsel.

2

Power,

strength,

prowess.

3

An

iron

spear

or

dart.

4

The

energy

or

active

power

of

a

deity,

personified

as

his

wife,

as

GAURI

of

ŚIVA,

LAKṢMĪ

of

VIṢṆU,

&c.

5

The

female

organ

as

the

counterpart

of

the

phallic

personification

of

ŚIVA,

and

worshipped

either

literally

or

figuratively

by

a

sect

of

Hindus,

thence

termed

Śāktas.

6

Allaying

or

appeasing

opposition.

7

Force

or

signification

of

words.

Etymology

शक

to

be

able,

Affix.

क्तिन्.

(

In

Rhetoric.

)

The

power

or

signification

of

a

word

(

these

are

three

अभिधा,

लक्षणा

and

व्यञ्जना

)

तिस्रः

शब्दस्य

शक्तयः

Sâhityadarpaṇa.

11.

The

expressive

power

or

denotation

of

a

word

(

Opposite of.

लक्षणा

and

व्यञ्जना

)

it

is

thus

defined:

अस्माच्छब्दादयमर्थो

बोद्धव्य

इत्याकारको$नादिसंकेतः

शक्तिः

Tarka.

K.

The

female

organ,

the

counterpart

of

the

Phallus

of

&Saucte

iva

worshipped

by

a

sect

of

people

called

Śāktas.

A

sword.

An

implement

in

gambling.Comp.

-अर्धः

perspiring

and

panting

through

fatigue

or

exertion.

-अपेक्ष,

-अपेक्षिन्

Adjective.

having

regard

to

strength

षाड्गुण्यमुपयुञ्जीत

शक्त्यपेक्षो

रसायनम्

Sisupâlavadha.

2.93.-कुण्ठनम्

the

deadening

of

a

power.

-ग्रह

Adjective.

apprehending

the

force

or

meaning.

armed

with

a

spear.

(

हः

)

apprehension

of

the

force,

meaning,

or

acceptation

of

a

word.

a

spearman,

lancer.

an

epithet

of

Śiva.

of

Kārtikeya.

-ग्राहक

Adjective.

determining

or

establishing

the

meaning

of

a

word.

(

-कः

)

epithet

of

Kārtikeya.

-त्रयम्

the

three

constituent

elements

of

regal

power

see

शक्ति

(

2

)

above.

-धर

Adjective.

strong,

powerful.

(

रः

)

a

spearman.

an

epithet

of

Kārtikeya

ततस्तामेव

चोत्कृष्य

शक्तिं

शक्तिधरप्रियः

Rāmāyana

7.8.11.

-ध्वजः

Name.

of

Kārtikeya

शक्तिध्वजशिखरशूलोत्सेधं

सौधमागतम्

Dasakumâracharita (Bombay).

2.5.

-नाथः

Name.

of

Śiva

स

जयति

परिणद्धः

शक्तिभिः

शक्तिनाथः

Mâlatîmâdhava (Bombay).

5.1.

-पर्णः

Alstonia

Scholaris.

(

Marâṭhî.

सातवीण

).

-पाणिः,

-भृत्

Masculine.

a

spearman.

an

epithet

of

Kārtikeya.

पातः

prostration

of

strength.

In

Yoga

philosophy,

a

spiritual

procedure,

by

which

the

preceptor

puts

his

strength

(

spiritual

power

)

in

his

pupil.

-पूजकः

a

Śākta

quod vide, which see.

-पूजा

the

worship

of

Śakti.

-पूर्वः

an

epithet

of

Parāśara.

-वैकल्यम्

loss

of

strength,

debility,

incapacity.

-हीनa.

powerless,

weak,

impotent.

-हेतिकः

a

lancer,

spearman.

श॑क्ति

or

शक्ति॑

feminine.

power,

ability,

strength,

might,

effort,

energy,

capability

(

शक्त्या

or

आत्म-श्°

or

स्व-श्°,

‘according

to

ability’

परं

शक्त्या,

‘with

all

one's

might’

वित्त-शक्त्या,

‘according

to

the

capability

of

one's

property’

शक्तिम्

अ-हापयित्वा,

‘not

relaxing

one's

efforts,

exerting

all

one's

strength’

),

faculty,

skill,

capacity

for,

power

over

(

genitive case.

locative case.

dative case.

,

or

Infinitive mood.

),

ṛg-veda

et cetera.

et cetera.

effectiveness

or

efficacy

(

of

a

remedy

),

śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā

regal

power

(

consisting

of

three

parts,

प्रभुत्व,

personal

pre-eminence

मन्त्र,

good

counsel,

and

उत्साह,

energy

),

kāmandakīya-nītisāra

(

confer, compare.

raghuvaṃśa

iii,

13

)

the

energy

or

active

power

of

a

deity

personified

as

his

wife

and

worshipped

by

the

Śākta

(

q.v.

)

sect

of

Hindūs

under

various

names

(

sometimes

only

three,

sometimes

eight

Śakti

goddesses

are

enumerated,

as

follow,

Indrāṇī,

Vaiṣṇavī,

Śāntā,

Brahmāṇī,

Kaumārī,

Nārasiṃhī,

Vārāhī,

and

Māheśvarī,

but

some

substitute

Cāmuṇḍā

and

Caṇḍikā

for

the

third

and

sixth

of

these:

according

to

another

reckoning

there

are

nine,

viz.

Vaiṣṇavī,

Brahmāṇī,

Raudrī,

Māheśvarī,

Nārasiṃhī,

Vārāhī,

Indrāṇī,

Kārttikī,

and

Pradhānā:

others

reckon

fifty

different

forms

of

the

Śakti

of

Viṣṇu

besides

Lakṣmī,

some

of

these

are

Kīrtti,

Kānti,

Tuṣṭi,

Puṣṭā,

Dhṛti,

Śānti,

Kriyā,

Dayā,

Medhā

et cetera.

and

fifty

forms

of

the

Śakti

of

Śiva

or

Rudra

besides

Durgā

or

Gaurī,

some

of

whom

are

Guṇodarī,

Virajā,

Śālmalī,

Lolākṣī,

Vartulākṣī,

Dīrgha-ghoṇā,

Sudīrgha-mukhī,

Go-mukhī,

Dīrgha-jihvā,

Kuṇḍodarī,

Ardha-keśī,

Vikṛta-mukhī,

Jvālā-mukhī,

Ulkāmukhī

et cetera.

Sarasvatī

is

also

named

as

a

Śakti,

both

of

Viṣṇu

and

Rudra:

according

to

the

Vāyu-Purāṇa

the

female

nature

of

Rudra

became

twofold,

one

half

असित

or

white,

and

the

other

सित

or

black,

each

of

these

again

becoming

manifold,

those

of

the

white

or

mild

nature

included

Lakṣmī,

Sarasvatī,

Gaurī,

Umā

et cetera.

those

of

the

dark

and

fierce

nature,

Durgā,

Kālī

et cetera.

),

kāvya literature

kathāsaritsāgara

purāṇa

(

confer, compare.

Religious Thought and Life in India, also called 'brāhmanism and hindūism,' by Sir M. Monier-Williams

181

et cetera.

Monier-Williams' Buddhism in its connexion with brāhmaṇ ism & hindū ism: and in its contrast ,with Christianity

216

)

the

female

organ

(

as

worshipped

by

the

Śākta

sect

either

actually

or

symbolically

),

Religious Thought and Life in India, also called 'brāhmanism and hindūism,' by Sir M. Monier-Williams

140

the

power

or

signification

of

a

word

(

defined

in

the

Nyāya

as

पदस्य

पदार्थे

सम्बन्धः

i.e.

‘the

relation

of

a

word

to

the

thing

designated’

),

Bhāṣāp.

sāhitya-darpaṇa

(

in

A Practical Sanskṛt Grammar by Monier Williams, third edition, published at the Clarendon Press.

)

case-power,

the

idea

conveyed

by

a

case

(

equal, equivalent to, the same as, explained by.

कारक

),

pāṇini

ii,

3,

7,

Sch.

the

power

or

force

or

most

effective

word

of

a

sacred

text

or

magic

formula,

upaniṣad

pañcarātra

the

creative

power

or

imagination

(

of

a

poet

),

Kāvyād.

help,

aid,

assistance,

gift,

bestowal,

ṛg-veda

a

spear,

lance,

pike,

dart,

ṛg-veda

et cetera.

(

also

शक्ती

g.

बह्व्-आदि

)

a

sword,

Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes

(

prob.

)

a

flag-staff

(

See

रथ-श्°

)

a

partic.

configuration

of

stars

and

planets

(

when

the

latter

are

situated

in

the

7th,

8th,

9th,

and

10th

astrological

house

),

varāha-mihira 's bṛhat-saṃhitā

शक्ति॑

masculine gender.

nalopākhyāna

of

a

Muni

or

sage

(

the

eldest

of

Vasiṣṭha's

hundred

sons

according.

to

viṣṇu-purāṇa

he

was

father

of

Parāśara,

and

was

devoured

by

king

Kalmāṣa-pāda,

when

changed

to

a

man-eating

Rākṣasa,

in

consequence

of

a

curse

pronounced

upon

him

by

the

sage

he

is

represented

as

having

overcome

Viśvāmitra

at

the

sacrifice

of

king

Saudāsa

he

is

regarded

as

the

author

of

ṛg-veda

vii,

32,

26

ix,

97,

19-21

108,

3

14-16

Śakti

is

also

identified

with

one

of

the

Vyāsas,

and

with

Avalokiteśvara,

and

has

elsewhere

the

patr.

Jātūkarṇa

and

Sāṃkṛti

),

pravara texts

mahābhārata

et cetera.

शक्ति

śák-ti,

Feminine.

ability,

capacity,

power,

strength,

skill,

to

(

g.,

lc.,

inf.

,

-°

)

efficacy

(

of

a

remedy

etc.

)

regal

power

(

which

comprises

the

three

elements,

prabhāva,

majesty,

utsāha,

energy,

and

mantra,

counsel

)

active

power

or

female

energy

of

a

deity

(

esp.

of

Śiva

)

force

of

a

word,

signification,

function,

case-notion

creative

power

of

a

poet,

imagination:

in.

śaktyā

(

±

ātmaor

sva-

),

accorded

to

ability

paraṃ

śaktyā,

with

all

one's

might

śaktim

ahāpayitvā,

not

relaxing

one's

efforts,

exerting

oneself

to

the

utmost.

शक्ति

śak-tí,

Feminine.

(

RV.

)

help

bestowal,

gift.

शक्ति

śák-ti,

(

or

tí

),

Masculine.

(

RV.,

C.

)

spear.

शक्ति

śakti,

Masculine.

N.

of

a

son

of

Vasiṣṭha

and

father

of

Parāśara.

शक्

+

ति,

Feminine.

1.

Strength,

Pañc.

i.d.

265

with

loc.,

Bhartṛ.

2,

60

(

आत्मदमने,

in

restraining

or

ruling

one's

self

2.

Power.

Hit.

pr.

d.

31,

M.

M.

3.

The

active

power

of

a

deity

personified

as

his

wife

(

as

गौरि

of

शिव,

etc.

),

Kathās.

3,

62

(

of

the

god

of

love

)

eight

particular

goddesses,

ब्राह्मी,

etc.

cf.

Wilson,

Hind.

Th.

2.

ed.

ii.

52,

Neuter.

ad

Mālat.

74,

5.

4.

Signification,

Bhāṣāp.

79.

5.

Allaying

opposition.

6.

An

iron

spear

or

dart,

MBh.

5,

5259

a

sword,

Mālat.

82,

16.

--

Compound

अ-,

Feminine.

want

of

strength,

Bhartṛ.

2,

44.

अनन्त-,

अमर-,

उग्र-,

देव-,

बहु-,

Masculine.

proper

names,

Pañc.

3,

11,

12

183,

20.

आत्मशक्ति,

i.

e.

आत्मन्-,

Feminine.

one's

own

strength

or

power,

Hit.

pr.

d.

31,

M.

M.

यथा-,

adv.

to

the

utmost

of

one's

power,

Hit.

ii.

d.

51

Lass.

59,

1.

रति-,

Feminine.

the

faculty

of

enjoying

love,

Böhtl.

Ind.

Spr.

2077.

शिव-,

Masculine.

a

proper

name,

Rājat.

5,

131.

शक्ति

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"बल,

योग्यता,

धारिता,

सामर्थ्य,

ऊर्जा,

पराक्रम"

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"रचनाशक्ति,

काव्य

शक्ति

या

प्रतिभा"

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"देव

की

सक्रिय

शक्ति,

यह

शक्ति

देवपत्नी

मानी

जाती

है,

देवी,

दिव्यता

"

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

एक

प्रकार

का

अस्त्र

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"बर्छी,

नेज़ा,

शूल,

भाला"

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

किसी

पदार्थ

का

उसके

बोधक

शब्द

से

सम्बन्ध

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

कारण

की

अन्तर्निहित

शक्ति

जिससे

कार्य

की

उत्पत्ति

होती

है

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

(

काव्य*

में

)

शब्दशक्ति

या

शब्द

की

अर्थशक्ति

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"अभिधाशक्ति,

शब्दसङ्केत

"

शक्ति:

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शक्

+

क्तिन्

"स्त्री

की

जननेन्द्रिय,

भग,

शाक्तसंप्रदाय

के

अनुयाइयों

द्वारा

पूजित

शिवलिङ्ग

की

मूर्ति

।"

शक्ति

वि*

-

शक्ति

+

अण्

शक्ति

सम्बन्धी

शक्ति

वि*

-

शक्ति

+

अण्

दिव्यशक्ति

की

स्त्री

प्रतिमा

से

सम्बन्ध

रखने

वाला

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

"सीप

का

खोल,

मोती

की

सीप"

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

शंख

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

"छोटी

सीप,

पुट्ठा"

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

खोंपड़ी

का

एक

भाग

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

घोड़े

की

छाती

(

या

गर्दंन

पर

)

पर

बालों

का

घूंघर

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

एक

प्रकार

का

गंधद्रव्य

शक्तिः

स्त्रीलिङ्गम्

-

शुच्

+

क्तिन्

दो

कर्ष

के

समान

विशेष

तोल

Sakti

{%

f.

%}

1.

Ability,

power,

strength,

energy,

prowess,

ज्ञाने

मौनं

क्षमा

शक्तौ

R.ii.22,

ii.34,

xi.42

2.

regal

power

(

in

politics

)

[

it

is

of

three

kinds,

viz.,

(

1

)

प्रभावशक्ति

or

प्रभुशक्ति

(

the

eminent

position

of

the

king

)

(

2

)

मंत्रशक्ति

(

the

power

of

good

counsel

)

(

3

)

उत्साहशक्ति

(

energy

)

],

त्रिसाधना

शक्तिरिवार्थमक्षयम्

R.iii.13,

Sis.ii.26

3.

a

female

deity

(

these

are

variously

enumerated

)

4.

a

kind

of

missile,

ततो

बिभेद

पौलस्त्यः

शक्त्या

वक्षसि

लक्ष्मणम्

R.xii.77

5.

the

expressive

power

of

a

word,

(

op.

to

लक्षणा

and

व्यंजना

)

(

in

rhetoric

),

the

relation

of

a

word

to

the

thing

designated

by

it

(

in

Nyāya

)

6.

the

poetic

faculty,

poetic

genius,

शक्तिर्निपुणता

लोकशास्त्रकाव्याद्यवेक्षणात्

K.Pr.i.

7.

the

inherent

power

of

a

cause

to

produce

its

effects

(

in

Nyāya

phil.

)

8.

the

female

organ

worshipped

by

the

Śāktas.

३,

अग्नि,

अनल,

आज्यभुक्,

आज्याश,

उषर्बुध,

काल,

कृशानु,

कृष्णवर्त्मन्,

क्रम,

गुण,

गुप्ति,

जगत्,

ज्योति,

ज्वलन,

ज्वाल,

तपन,

तृतीय,

त्रय,

त्रिकटु,

त्रिकाल,

त्रिगत,

त्रिगुण,

त्रिजगत्,

त्रिनेत्र,

त्रिपदी,

त्रैत,

दह,

दहन,

दीप्ति,

द्युति,

धाम,

नेत्र,

पद,

पावक,

पुं,

पुर,

पुरुष,

पुष्कर,

ब्रह्मन्,

भुवन,

रत्न,

राम,

रुद्राक्ष,

रोहित,

लोक,

लोचन,

वचन,

वह्नि,

विक्रम,

विष्णु,

विष्णुक्रम,

वृत्त,

वैश्वानर,

शक्ति,

शिखा,

शिखिन्,

शिवनेत्र,

शूल,

सप्तार्चि,

सहोदर,

हरनयन,

हरनेत्र,

हव्यभुक्,

हव्यवाहन,

हव्याश,

हुतभुज्,

हुतवह,

हुताश,

हुताशन,

होतृ

६,

अङ्ग,

अब्द,

अराति

अरि,

ऋतु,

काय,

कारक,

कार्तिक,

काल,

कुमार,

कुमारवदन,

कृत्तिका,

कोष,

क्ष्माखण्ड,

खर,

गुहक,

गुहवक्त्र,

गुहास्य,

चक्रार्ध,

चमू,

चरक,

जीव,

तर्क,

दर्शन,

द्रव्य,

भार्ध,

मासार्ध,

रस,

राग,

रासभ,

रिपु,

लेख्य,

लेश्या,

वर्ण,

शक्ति,

शास्त्र,

शिलीमुखपद,

शिशु,

षट्,

षण्मुख,

समास,

सेना,

स्कन्द,

स्वाद

शक्ति

f.

(

r.

शक्

posse

s.

ति

)

1

)

potestas,

facultas,

vis.

SA.

2.

17.

5.

4.

2

)

lancea

ferrea.

IN.

1.

4.

(

Hib.

ceach-t,

v.

r.

शक्.

)

Śakti

(

EI

17

),

name

of

the

wife

of

Kāmadeva.

śakti

(

IE

7-1-2

EI

25

),

‘three’

three

in

number

(

EI

6

).

śákti,

f.

ability,

power.

शक्ति

potentiality

of

expressing

the

sense

which

is

possessed

by

words

permanently

with

them:

denota-

tive

potentiality

or

denotation

this

potentiality

shows

the

senses,

which

are

permanently

possessed

by

the

words,

to

the

hearer

and

is

descri-

bed

to

be

of

one

kind

by

ancient

grammarian

as

contrasted

with

the

two

(

अभिघा

and

लक्षणा

)

mentioned

by

the

modern

ones.

It

is

described

to

be

of

two

kinds-(

a

)

स्मारिका

शक्ति

or

recalling

capacity

which

com-

bines

चैत्रत्व

with

पाक,

and

अनुभावि-

का

शक्ति

which

is

responsible

for

the

actual

meaning

of

a

sentence.

For

details

see

Vakyapadiya

III.

शक्ति

f.

Speer

[

vedisch!

]

Manm.

639,

3.

[

शक्ति

°Schenkel,

S

II,

32,

9

(

Ko.

)

verdruckt

für

सक्थि.

]

Śakti^1,

probably

a

more

correct

reading

(

of

B.

)

instead

of

Śaktri

(

q.v.

).

Śakti^2.

§

456

(

Skandotpatti

):

III,

226,

14352

(

devyāḥ

=

Durgā?

).

शक्ति

१

/

ŚAKTI

I

.(

1

)

General.

Son

of

vasiṣṭha

by

arundhatī.

He

was

the

first-born

among

the

hundred

sons

of

vasiṣṭha.

kalmāṣapāda,

the

rākṣasa

captured

and

ate

śakti

and

his

pregnant

wife

adṛśyantī

spent

her

days

in

great

grief

with

vasiṣṭha.

Parāśaramuni,

father

of

vyāsa,

was

Adṛśyantī's

son.

(

For

details

see

under

(

adṛśyantī

).2

)

Other

information

(

i

)

It

was

śiva,

who

incarnated

himself

as

the

son

of

vasiṣṭha.(

ii

)

gopāyana,

bharadvāja,

āpastamba

and

Arṇodara

belong

to

the

line

of

disciples

of

śakti.

(

vāmana

purāṇa,

Chapter

6

).

शक्ति

२

/

ŚAKTI

II.

The

weapon

of

subrahmaṇya

is

called

śakti,

and

it

was

made

by

Viśvakarman.

Viśvakarman

once

grilled

sūrya

(

sun

)

on

his

machine

and

reduced

his

glow.

The

glow

thus

released

by

Viśvakarman

fell

on

the

earth

and

Viśvakarman

made

with

that

glow

the

cakra

(

disc

)

of

viṣṇu,

the

triśūla

(

trident

)

of

Siva

the

puṣpaka,

aerial

chariot

of

kubera

and

the

śakti

of

subrahmaṇya.

(

viṣṇu

purāṇa,

Part

3,

Chapter

2

).

शक्ति

३

/

ŚAKTI

III.

The

sound

‘Ś’

means

welfare

or

prosperity

and

‘kti’

prowess.

Therefore

śakti

means

she,

who

is

the

embodiment

of

prosperity

and

prowess

or

she,

who

grants

prosperity

and

prowess.

The

definition

of

‘Bhagavatī’

is,

she

who

combines

in

herself

knowledge

affluence,

wealth,

reputation,

power

and

the

female

organ.

Therefore

the

word

‘Śakti’

may

be

taken

to

mean

bhagavatī

and

pārvatī,

and

what

are

termed

as

bhagavatī,

śakti,

devī,

ambikā,

pārvatī

etc.

are

the

manifestations

of

śakti,

Śiva's

spouse.

This

śakti

exists

fractionally

in

all

devas.

When,

once

upon

a

time

the

devāsura

war

broke

out

the

Śaktis

of

devas

like

brahmā

emerged

to

help

caṇḍikā.

The

vehicle,

ornaments,

weapon

etc.

of

each

deva,

his

devī

also

possessed.

The

Śaktis

(

Devīs

)

of

the

devas

appeared

in

the

following

manner.

Brahmāṇī,

wife

of

brahmā,

rode

on

the

swan

wearing

beads

around

her

neck

and

holding

the

water-vessel

in

her

hands.

She

was

followed

by

Vaiṣṇavī

Viṣṇu's

śakti

on

garuḍa

wearing

yellow

clothes

and

with

the

conch,

disc,

lotus

etc.

in

her

hands.

Śāṅkarī

Śiva's

śakti

rode

on

the

ox

with

the

crescent

moon

and

serpents

as

ornaments

and

holding

in

her

hands

the

Śūla.

‘Kaumārī’,

Subrahmaṇya's

śakti

rode

on

airāvata

with

śūla

in

hands.

The

śakti

called

‘Vārāhī

in