Shaktimati, Śaktimatī: 3 definitions
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Shaktimati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śaktimatī can be transliterated into English as Saktimati or Shaktimati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Śaktimatī (शक्तिमती) is the name of the wife of King Dvīpikarṇi, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara chapter 6. She died (from a snake bite) without giving birth to a son, after which Dvīpikarṇi took a vow of perpetual chastity.
2) Śaktimatī (शक्तिमती) is the wife of Samudradatta: a merchant guilty of adultery, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 13. Samudradatta was captured by a city guard and taken to the temple of the Yakṣa named Maṇibhadra.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śaktimatī, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraŚaktimatī (शक्तिमती) is the name of an ancient city and river, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Muni Nārada said to Rāvaṇa: “There is a city, Śaktimatī, famous throughout the world. It is adorned by the river Śaktimatī like a pleasure-companion. When many kings had come and gone since Munisuvrata of good vows, Abhicandra, best of kings, was king in this city. Abhicandra had a son, Vasu by name, very intelligent, known for speaking the truth. Under the guru Kṣīrakadamba, his son Parvataka, Prince Vasu, and I—the three of us—studied. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaktimatī (शक्तिमती):—[=śakti-matī] [from śakti-mat > śakti > śak] f. Name of a woman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakti, Mati.
Full-text: Girika, Kshirakadamba, Manibhadra, Abhicandra, Dvipikarni, Parvataka, Vasu, Vishvavasu, Vibhavasu, Mahashura, Citravasu, Prithuvasa, Shakra, Vasava, Brihaddhvaja, Suvasu, Dipakarni, Shaktimant, Samudradatta, Sura.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Shaktimati, Śakti-matī, Sakti-mati, Śaktimatī, Saktimati, Shakti-mati; (plurals include: Shaktimatis, matīs, matis, Śaktimatīs, Saktimatis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 8: Story of origin of animal sacrifices < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XIII < [Book II - Kathāmukha]
Notes on the story of Devasmitā < [Notes]
Foreword to volume 1 < [Forewords]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)