श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताBhagavad Gītā · in the light of Sri Aurobindo, home
Sign in
ApteAll dictionariesSanskrit dictionaryDhātuPāṇiniConjugationDeclensionInflected formsParts of speechWord frequencyTree diagramAnalyzerRootsQuarter-verse indexMemorable linesNames

कोशःDictionaries

Search all dictionaries

Apte, Monier-Williams and Macdonell at once. Type in any of fifteen scripts and schemes; the word is converted and looked up wherever it is part of a headword.

Results for शक्ति

211 entries · exact headword first

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शक्तिśaktif.(a) Power, ability, capacity, strength, energy, prowess; दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या Pt.1.361; ज्ञाने…

    [शक्-क्तिन्]

    1. (a) Power, ability, capacity, strength, energy, prowess; दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या Pt.1.361; ज्ञाने मौनं क्षमा शक्तौ R.1.22; so यथाशक्ति, स्वशक्ति etc. (b) Faculty, capacity; स्मरण- शक्ति 'retentive faculty or memory'.
    2. Regal power; (it has three parts or elements; 1 प्रभुशक्ति or प्रभावशक्ति' the majesty or pre-eminent position of the king himself'; 2 मंत्रशक्ति 'the power of good counsel'; and 3 उत्साहशक्ति 'the power of energy'); राज्यं नाम शक्तित्रयायत्तम् Dk.; त्रिसाधना शक्तिरिवार्थसंचयम् R.3.13;6.33;17.63; Śi.2.26.
    3. The power of composition, poetic power or genius; शक्तिर्निपुणता लोकशास्त्रकाव्याद्यवेक्षणात् K.Parasmaipada1; see explanation ad Locative
    4. The active power of a deity, regarded as his wife, female divinity; (these are variously enumerated, 8, 9 or even 5 being mentioned); स जयति परिणद्धः शक्तिभिः शक्तिनाथः Māl.5.1; Ś.7.35.
    5. A kind of missile; शक्तिखण्डामर्षतेन गाण्डीविनोक्तम् Ve. 3; ततो विभेद पौलस्त्यः शक्त्या वक्षसि लक्ष्मणम् R.12.77.
    6. A spear, dart, pike, lance.
    7. (In Philosophy) The relation of a term to the thing designated.
    8. The power inherent in cause to produce its necessary effect.
    9. (In Rhet.) The power or signification of a word; (these are three अभिधा, लक्षणा and व्यञ्जना); तिस्रः शब्दस्य शक्तयः S. D.11.
    10. The expressive power or denotation of a word (Opposite of लक्षणा and व्यञ्जना); it is thus defined: अस्माच्छब्दादयमर्थो बोद्धव्य इत्याकारकोऽनादिसंकेतः शक्तिः Tarka. K.
    11. The female organ, the counterpart of the Phallus of &Saucte;iva worshipped by a sect of people called Śāktas.
    12. A sword.
    13. An implement in gambling.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अर्धः perspiring and panting through fatigue or exertion.

    • -अपेक्ष, -अपेक्षिन् Adjective having regard to strength; षाड्गुण्यमुपयुञ्जीत शक्त्यपेक्षो रसायनम् Śi.2.93.

    • -कुण्ठनम् the deadening of a power.

    • -ग्रह

      1. Adjective
      2. apprehending the force or meaning.
      3. armed with a spear.
      4. (हः) apprehension of the force, meaning, or acceptation of a word.
      5. a spearman, lancer.
      6. an epithet of Śiva.
      7. 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

      1. Adjective strong, powerful.
      2. (रः) a spearman.
      3. an epithet of Kārtikeya; ततस्तामेव चोत्कृष्य शक्तिं शक्तिधरप्रियः Rām. 7.8.11.

    • -ध्वजः Name of Kārtikeya; शक्तिध्वजशिखरशूलोत्सेधं सौधमागतम् Dk.2.5.

    • -नाथः Name of Śiva; स जयति परिणद्धः शक्तिभिः शक्तिनाथः Māl.5.1.

    • -पर्णः Alstonia Scholaris. (Marâthî सातवीण).

    • -पाणिः, -भृत्

      1. Masculine
      2. a spearman.
      3. an epithet of Kārtikeya.

    • -पातः

      1. prostration of strength.
      2. 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.

    • -हीन Adjective powerless, weak, impotent.

    • -हेतिकः a lancer, spearman.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. अतिशक्तिatiśaktiover-work, द्रव्याणामतिशक्त्याऽपि देयमेषां कृतादपि Mb.12.234.14.

    over-work, द्रव्याणामतिशक्त्याऽपि देयमेषां कृतादपि Mb.12.234.14.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शक्तिśakti[sák-ti] f. ability, capacity, power, strength, skill, to (g., lc., inf., --˚); efficacy (of a remedy etc.)…
    1. [sák-ti] feminine; also equal for ability, capacity, power, strength, skill, to (genitive, locative, infinitive, --˚); efficacy (of a remedy etc.); regal power (which comprises the three elements, prabhâva, majesty, utsâha, energy, and mantra, counsel); active power or female energy of a deity (especially of Siva); force of a word, signification, function, case-notion; creative power of a poet, imagination: instrumental saktyâ (± âtmaor sva-), according to ability; param saktyâ, with all one's might; saktim ahâpayitvâ, not re laxing one's efforts, exerting oneself to the utmost.
    2. [sak-tí] feminine; also equal for (Rig-veda) help; bestowal, gift.
    3. [sák-ti (or tí)] masculine (Rig-veda, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) spear.
    Source: MacdonellAnalyse the word

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शक्तिśaktiश्/अक्ति or शक्त्/इ f. power, ability, strength, might, effort, energy, capability (शक्त्या or आत्म-श्˚ or…
    1. श्/अक्ति or शक्त्/इ feminine power, ability, strength, might, effort, energy, capability (शक्त्या or आत्म-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied or स्व-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "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) fg-veda etc.
    2. feminine effectiveness or efficacy (of a remedy) S3a1rn3gS.
    3. feminine regal power (consisting of three parts, प्रभुत्व, personal pre-eminence; मन्त्र, good counsel, and उत्साह, energy) Ka1m. (confer, compare Ragh. iii, 13)
    4. feminine the energy or active power of a deity personified as his wife and worshipped by the S3a1kta शाक्त (quod vide) sect of Hindu1s Hindus under various names (sometimes only three, sometimes eight S3akti शक्ति goddesses are enumerated, as follow, Indra1n2i1 इन्द्राणी, Vaishn2avi1 वैष्णवी, S3a1nta1 शान्ता, Brahma1n2i1 ब्रह्माणी, Kauma1ri1 कौमारी, Na1rasin6hi1 नारसिंही, Va1ra1hi1 वाराही, and Ma1hes3vari1 माहेश्वरी, but some substitute Ca1mun2d2a1 चामुण्डा and Can2d2ika1 चण्डिका for the third and sixth of these: according to another reckoning there are nine, viz. Vaishn2avi1 वैष्णवी, Brahma1n2i1 ब्रह्माणी, Raudri1 रौद्री, Ma1hes3vari1 माहेश्वरी, Na1rasin6hi1 नारसिंही, Va1ra1hi1 वाराही, Indra1n2i1 इन्द्राणी, Ka1rttiki1 कार्त्तिकी, and Pradha1na1 प्रधाना : according to others reckon fifty different forms of the S3akti शक्ति of Vishn2u विष्णु besides Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी, some of these are Ki1rtti कीर्त्ति, Ka1nti कान्ति, Tusht2i तुष्टि, Pusht2a1 पुष्टा, Dhr2iti धृति, S3a1nti शान्ति, Kriya1 क्रिया, Daya1 दया, Medha1 मेधा etc.; and fifty forms of the S3akti शक्ति of S3iva शिव or Rudra रुद्र besides Durga1 दुर्गा or Gauri1 गौरी, some of whom are Gun2o7dari1 गुणोदरी, Viraja1 विरजा, S3a1lmali1 शाल्मली, Lola7kshi1 लोलाक्षी, Vartula7kshi1 वर्तुलाक्षी, Di1rgha-ghon2a1 दीर्घ-घोणा, Sudi1rgha-mukhi1 सुदीर्घ-मुखी, Go-mukhi1 गो-मुखी, Di1rgha-jihva1 दीर्घ-जिह्वा, Kun2d2o7dari1 कुण्डोदरी, Ardha-kes3i1 अर्ध-केशी, Vikr2ita-mukhi1 विकृत-मुखी, Jva1la1-mukhi1 ज्वाला-मुखी, Ulka1mukhi1 उल्कामुखी etc.; Sarasvati1 सरस्वती is also named as a S3akti शक्ति, both of Vishn2u विष्णु and Rudra रुद्र : according to the Va1yu-Pura1n2a वायु-पुराण the female nature of Rudra रुद्र 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 Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी, Sarasvati1 सरस्वती, Gauri1 गौरी, Uma1 उमा etc.; those of the dark and fierce nature, Durga1 दुर्गा, Ka1li1 काली etc.) Ka1v. Katha1s. Pur. (confer, compare RTL. 181 etc. MWB. 216)
    5. feminine the female organ (as worshipped by the S3a1kta शाक्त sect either actually or symbolically) RTL. 140
    6. feminine the power or signification of a word (defined in the Nya1ya न्याय as पदस्य पदा*र्थे सम्बन्धः id est "the relation of a word to the thing designated") Bha1sha1p. Sa1h.
    7. feminine (in Gram.) case-power, the idea conveyed by a case (Equivalent to कारक) Pa1n2. 2-3, 7 Scholiast or Commentator
    8. feminine the power or force or most effective word of a sacred text or magic formula Up. Pan5car.
    9. feminine the creative power or imagination (of a poet) Ka1vya7d.
    10. feminine help, aid, assistance, gift, bestowal fg-veda
    11. feminine a spear, lance, pike, dart fg-veda etc. (also शक्ती gaRa बह्व्-आदि)
    12. feminine a sword MW.
    13. feminine (probably) a flag-staff (see रथ-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    14. feminine a particular configuration of stars and planets (when the latter are situated in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th astrological house), VarBr2S.
    15. masculine gender Name of a Muni मुनि or sage (the eldest of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ 's hundred sons; according to to VP. he was father of Para1s3ara पराशर, and was devoured by king Kalma1sha-pa1da कल्माष-पाद, when changed to a man-eating Ra1kshasa राक्षस, in consequence of a curse pronounced upon him by the sage; he is represented as having overcome Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र at the sacrifice of king Sauda1sa सौदास; he is regarded as the author of fg-veda vii, 32, 26; ix, 97, 19-21; 108, 3; 14-16; S3akti शक्ति is also identified with one of the Vya1sas व्यास s, and with Avalokite7s3vara अवलोकिते*श्वर, and has elsewhere the patronymic Ja1tu1karn2a जातूकर्ण and Sa1m2kr2iti सांकृति) Pravar. MBh. etc.
    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  2. अग्निशक्तिagniśaktif. the force of digestion, VarBr2S.

    feminine the force of digestion, VarBr2S.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  3. अतर्क्यसहस्रशक्तिatarkyasahasraśaktim. endowed with a thousand in comp.ehensible powers.

    masculine gender endowed with a thousand in compoundehensible powers.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  4. अतिशक्तिatiśaktimfn. very powerful
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very powerful
    2. feminine great power or valour.
    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  5. अतिशक्तिताatiśaktitāf. great power or valour.

    feminine great power or valour.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  6. अतिशक्तिभाज्atiśaktibhājmfn. possessing great power.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective possessing great power.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  7. अनन्तशक्तिanantaśaktimfn. omnipotent
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective omnipotent
    2. masculine gender Name of a king.
    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word