Shaktibhrit, Śaktibhṛt, Shakti-bhrit: 5 definitions

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Shaktibhrit 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 Śaktibhṛt can be transliterated into English as Saktibhrt or Shaktibhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaktibhṛt (शक्तिभृत्).—m.

1) a spearman.

2) an epithet of Kārtikeya.

Śaktibhṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakti and bhṛt (भृत्). See also (synonyms): śaktipāṇi.

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

Śaktibhṛt (शक्तिभृत्).—m. (-bhṛt) 1. Kartikeya: see the last. 2. A soldier armed with a spear. E. śakti a spear, and bhṛt who holds.

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

1) Śaktibhṛt (शक्तिभृत्):—[=śakti-bhṛt] [from śakti > śak] mfn. bearing power, powerful, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘spear-holder’, Name of Skanda, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a spearman, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śaktibhṛt (शक्तिभृत्):—[śakti-bhṛt] (t) 5. m. Idem.

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Shaktibhrit 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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