Shabdashakti, Śabdaśakti, Shabda-shakti: 7 definitions
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Shabdashakti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śabdaśakti can be transliterated into English as Sabdasakti or Shabdashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति).—f S The force or exact signification of words or a word. śabdaśaktigamya Verbal or literal.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति).—f. the force or expressive power of a word; signification of a word; see शक्ति (śakti).
Derivable forms: śabdaśaktiḥ (शब्दशक्तिः).
Śabdaśakti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and śakti (शक्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) Force or signification of words. E. śabda, śakti power.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति):—[=śabda-śakti] [from śabda > śabd] f. the force or signification of a word, [Kāvyaprakāśa; Pratāparudrīya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति):—(ktiḥ) 2. f. Force of a word.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति):—n. the force or expressive power of a word;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shabda, Shakti.
Starts with: Shabdashaktiprabodhini, Shabdashaktiprakashika.
Full-text: Shabdashaktiprakashika, Shabdashaktiprabodhini, Brahmashabdashaktivada, Abhidha.
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Vṛtti (Bearing) and Diction < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.58 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.75 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.428 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 1.94 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 3.14.119 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
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