Shabdashakti, Śabdaśakti, Shabda-shakti: 8 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 (?).
In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Śabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति) refers to “sound-energy” (representing the way through which Lakṣmī emerges from the Lord), as discussed in chapter 20 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [varṇa-adhvā]: God can be known through various ways [adhvā] and one of these is by means of varṇa-letters and sounds. It is Lakṣmī who comes out of the Lord as the sound-energy [śabdaśakti] in order to save the world; at first an indistinct monotone, clever men now are able to perceive her in the Sound of letters. In turn, these letters are classified into the tattvas, the four vyūhas, Gods and Goddesses, etc. (1-52).
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śabdaśakti (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
Śabdaśakti (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).
Śabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) Force or signification of words. E. śabda, śakti power.
Śabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति):—[=śabda-śakti] [from śabda > śabd] f. the force or signification of a word, [Kāvyaprakāśa; Pratāparudrīya]
Śabdaśakti (शब्दशक्ति):—(ktiḥ) 2. f. Force of a word.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Śabdaśakti (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, Adhvan, Varnadhva, Varna.
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
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