शक्ति

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See also: शुक्ति and शुक्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti).

Pronunciation

Noun

शक्ति • (śakti) f (Urdu spelling شکتی)

  1. power, energy, potency
    Synonyms: ताक़त (tāqat), ज़ोर (zor), सकत (sakat), ऊर्जा (ūrjā)
    दो सौ घोड़ों की शक्ति इस कल में है।
    do sau ghoṛõ kī śakti is kal mẽ hai.
    This machine has the power of two hundred horses.
  2. strength
    Synonym: ताक़त (tāqat)
    अगर हम अपनी सेनाएँ मिलाए हमारी शक्ति बढ़ जाएगी।
    agar ham apnī senāẽ milāe hamārī śakti baṛh jāegī.
    If we combine our armies our strength will increase.
  3. force
    Synonym: बल (bal)
    हमें विध्वंसक शक्ति का प्रयोग करना पड़ा।
    hamẽ vidhvansak śakti kā prayog karnā paṛā.
    We had to use destructive force.
  4. ability; reach
    Synonym: बस (bas)
    शक्ति के बाहर ― śakti ke bāhar ― beyond one's ability

Declension

Declension of शक्ति (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct शक्ति
śakti 		शक्तियाँ
śaktiyā̃
oblique शक्ति
śakti 		शक्तियों
śaktiyõ
vocative शक्ति
śakti 		शक्तियो
śaktiyo

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शक्ति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शक्ति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Compound of शक् (śak, “to be able to”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

शक्ति • (śákti, śaktí) stem, f

  1. strength, power, might
  2. ability

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of शक्ति (śákti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शक्तिः
śáktiḥ 		शक्ती
śáktī 		शक्तयः
śáktayaḥ
Vocative शक्ते
śákte 		शक्ती
śáktī 		शक्तयः
śáktayaḥ
Accusative शक्तिम्
śáktim 		शक्ती
śáktī 		शक्तीन्
śáktīn
Instrumental शक्तिना / शक्त्या¹
śáktinā / śáktyā¹ 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śáktibhyām 		शक्तिभिः
śáktibhiḥ
Dative शक्तये
śáktaye 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śáktibhyām 		शक्तिभ्यः
śáktibhyaḥ
Ablative शक्तेः
śákteḥ 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śáktibhyām 		शक्तिभ्यः
śáktibhyaḥ
Genitive शक्तेः
śákteḥ 		शक्त्योः
śáktyoḥ 		शक्तीनाम्
śáktīnām
Locative शक्तौ / शक्ता¹
śáktau / śáktā¹ 		शक्त्योः
śáktyoḥ 		शक्तिषु
śáktiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine i-stem declension of शक्ति (śaktí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शक्तिः
śaktíḥ 		शक्ती
śaktī́ 		शक्तयः
śaktáyaḥ
Vocative शक्ते
śákte 		शक्ती
śáktī 		शक्तयः
śáktayaḥ
Accusative शक्तिम्
śaktím 		शक्ती
śaktī́ 		शक्तीन्
śaktī́n
Instrumental शक्तिना / शक्त्या¹
śaktínā / śaktyā́¹ 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śaktíbhyām 		शक्तिभिः
śaktíbhiḥ
Dative शक्तये
śaktáye 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śaktíbhyām 		शक्तिभ्यः
śaktíbhyaḥ
Ablative शक्तेः
śaktéḥ 		शक्तिभ्याम्
śaktíbhyām 		शक्तिभ्यः
śaktíbhyaḥ
Genitive शक्तेः
śaktéḥ 		शक्त्योः
śaktyóḥ 		शक्तीनाम्
śaktīnā́m
Locative शक्तौ / शक्ता¹
śaktaú / śaktā́¹ 		शक्त्योः
śaktyóḥ 		शक्तिषु
śaktíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “शक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1044/2.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śakti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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