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 , 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

From the root शक् (śak, “to be able to”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

Noun

शक्ति • (śákti, śaktí) stem, f

  1. strength, power, might
  2. ability

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of शक्ति
singular dual plural
nominative शक्तिः (śáktiḥ) शक्ती (śáktī) शक्तयः (śáktayaḥ)
accusative शक्तिम् (śáktim) शक्ती (śáktī) शक्तीः (śáktīḥ)
instrumental शक्त्या (śáktyā)
शक्ती¹ (śáktī¹) 		शक्तिभ्याम् (śáktibhyām) शक्तिभिः (śáktibhiḥ)
dative शक्तये (śáktaye)
शक्त्यै² (śáktyai²)
शक्ती¹ (śáktī¹) 		शक्तिभ्याम् (śáktibhyām) शक्तिभ्यः (śáktibhyaḥ)
ablative शक्तेः (śákteḥ)
शक्त्याः² (śáktyāḥ²)
शक्त्यै³ (śáktyai³) 		शक्तिभ्याम् (śáktibhyām) शक्तिभ्यः (śáktibhyaḥ)
genitive शक्तेः (śákteḥ)
शक्त्याः² (śáktyāḥ²)
शक्त्यै³ (śáktyai³) 		शक्त्योः (śáktyoḥ) शक्तीनाम् (śáktīnām)
locative शक्तौ (śáktau)
शक्त्याम्² (śáktyām²)
शक्ता¹ (śáktā¹) 		शक्त्योः (śáktyoḥ) शक्तिषु (śáktiṣu)
vocative शक्ते (śákte) शक्ती (śáktī) शक्तयः (śáktayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “शक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1044, column 2.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “śakti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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