Shakti

See also: shakti

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit शक्ति (śákti, “power, energy”).

Proper noun

Shakti

1. (Hinduism) The 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.
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 115:

     In yoga the feminine principle is Shakti, the Great Goddess experienced by all initiates of the Tantric process of transformation.

Related terms

• Shaktism
• Parvati

Translations

Hindu concept

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性力 (xìnglì)

• Sanskrit: शक्ति (sa) f (śakti)

Further reading

• Shakti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Skathi, skaith, takhis