Atishakta, Atiśakta: 4 definitions

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Atishakta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Atiśakta can be transliterated into English as Atisakta or Atishakta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atiśakta (अतिशक्त).—mfn.

(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) Very powerful. E. ati, and śakta powerful.

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

Atiṣakta (अतिषक्त).—[adjective] connected with ([instrumental]), attached to (—°).

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

1) Atiśakta (अतिशक्त):—[=ati-śakta] [from ati] mfn. very powerful

2) Atiṣakta (अतिषक्त):—[=ati-ṣakta] or (in later texts) atisakta mfn. (√sañj), connected with, [Atharva-veda etc.]

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

Atiśakta (अतिशक्त):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktam) Very powerful. E. ati and śakta.

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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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