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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शाक्तśāktaa.(-क्ती f.) [शक्तिर्देवताऽस्य अण्]
    1. (-क्ती Feminine) शक्तिर्देवताऽस्य अण्
    2. Relating to power.
    3. Relating to Śakti or the female personification of divine energy.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्तः A worshipper of Śakti; (theŚāktas are generally worshippers of Durgā representing the female personification of divine energy, and the ritual enjoined to them is of two kinds, the pure or right hand ritual दक्षिणाचार, and impure or left-hand ritual वामाचार q. quod vide, which see v.).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शाक्तśākta[sâktá] a. belonging or relating to, de rived from, the Saktis of Siva; m. teacher (RV.1); worshipper of the…

    [sâktá] adjective belonging or relating to, de rived from, the Saktis of Siva; masculine teacher (Rig-veda1); worshipper of the Saktis of Siva (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शाक्तśāktamfn. (fr. शक्ति) relating to power or energy, relating to the S3akti शक्ति or divine energy under its female…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from शक्ति) relating to power or energy, relating to the S3akti शक्ति or divine energy under its female personification Sarvad.
    2. masculine gender a worshipper of that energy (especially as identified with Durga1 दुर्गा, wife of S3iva शिव; the S3a1ktas शाक्त s form one of the principal sects of the Hindu1s Hindus, their tenets being contained in the Tantras तन्त्र s and the ritual enjoined being of two kinds, the impurer called वामा*चार quod vide, and the purer दक्षिणा*चार quod vide) RTL. 185 etc.
    3. masculine gender a teacher, preceptor fg-veda vii, 103, 5
    4. masculine gender patronymic of Para1s3ara पराशर MBh. (Calcutta edition शाक्त्र)
    5. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन् (probably Equivalent to शाक्त्य quod vide)
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  2. शाक्तक्रमśāktakramam. N. of Tantra तन्त्र wk.

    masculine gender Name of Tantra तन्त्र work

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  3. शाक्ततन्त्रśāktatantran. N. of Tantra तन्त्र wk.

    neuter gender Name of Tantra तन्त्र work

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  4. शाक्तभाष्यśāktabhāṣyan. N. of wk. by Abhinava-gupta अभिनव-गुप्त .

    neuter gender Name of work by Abhinava-gupta अभिनव-गुप्त .

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  5. शाक्तमतरत्नसूत्रदीपिकाśāktamataratnasūtradīpikāf. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  6. शाक्तसर्वस्वśāktasarvasvan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  7. शाक्तागमśāktāgamam. N. of a Tantra तन्त्र wk.

    masculine gender Name of a Tantra तन्त्र work

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  8. शाक्तानन्दतरंगिणीśāktānandataraṃgiṇīf. N. of wk. compiled for the use of the S3a1ktas शाक्त s from the Tantras तन्त्र s and Pura1n2as पुराण s .

    feminine Name of work compiled for the use of the S3a1ktas शाक्त s from the Tantras तन्त्र s and Pura1n2as पुराण s .

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