Sakti

[ shuhk-tee ]

/ ˈʃʌk ti /

Shakti.

Definition for sakti (2 of 2)

Shakti

[ shuhk-tee ]

/ ˈʃʌk ti /

the female principle or organ of generative power.

the wife of a deity, especially of Shiva. Compare Divine Mother.

From the Sanskrit word śakti

Sakti is, perhaps, more properly the vital energy, and Sakti worship the worship of the life principle in nature.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
From taste (ruchi) comes strong inclination (sakti), which gives birth to the sprout of passion for Krishna in the soul.

Chaitanya's Life And Teachings |Krishna das Kaviraja
The boy explained that it was not a heinous crime to cut off the head of one who had prevented the Sakti worship.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
Already, in the lifetime of his father, he had distinguished himself in combats with the Petti and the Sakti.

Ancient Egypt |George Rawlinson

Sakti

/ (ˈsæktɪ) /

the female principle or organ of reproduction and generative power in general

this principle manifested in the consorts of the gods, esp Kali

C19: from Sanskrit sákti power

Shakti

/ (ˈʃʌktɪ) /

a variant of Sakti