The Sanskrit term Anantaśakti can be transliterated into English as Anantasakti or Anantashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति) refers to “unlimited power” and is used to describe Śiva, in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [Śiva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] Obeisance to the formless Being of immense form, the great, of unlimited power (anantaśakti), the lord of the three worlds, the witness of all and all-pervasive”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति) or Anantaśaktyājñā refers to the Command (ājñā) associated with Avyakta, one of the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति) refers to “(endowed with) infinite power”, according to the Yaśastilaka Campū verse 2.215-216.—Accordingly, “The Self is by nature deathless and without any beginning, endowed with bliss and infinite power (anantaśakti), and luminous and pure. The powerful flames of sinful Karma heat it, like mercury, after lodging it in the body. Under the intoxicating power of Karma, even a man of superior merit goes reeling down to unhappy births. Se [sic] let the wise, who know the cardinal difference between the body and the Self, strive for the bliss that is free from rebirth”.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति).—a. of boundless power, omnipotent, epithet of the Supreme Being.

Anantaśakti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ananta and śakti (शक्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति) or Amaraśakti or Ugraśakti or Devaśakti.—

Anantaśakti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ananta and śakti (शक्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Bahurūpagarbhastotra, bhakti. Report. Xxx. Oudh. Ix, 20 (and—[commentary]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति):—[=an-anta-śakti] [from an-anta] mfn. omnipotent

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-ktiḥ) The proper name of a son of the king Amaraśakti. E. ananta and śakti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anantaśakti (अनन्तशक्ति):—[ananta-śakti] (ktiḥ-ktiḥ-kti) a. Omnipotent.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anantashakti in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Shakti, Ananta.

Starts with: Anantashaktimat, Anantashaktirupa, Anantashaktivarman, Anantashaktyajna.

Full-text: Ugrashakti, Devashakti, Amarashakti, Bahurupagarbhastotra, Valaghanem, Anantashaktyajna, Valaganem.

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