The Sanskrit term Śaktidatta can be transliterated into English as Saktidatta or Shaktidatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śaktidatta (शक्तिदत्त) refers to “that which was given by the Śaktis”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.16 (“The head of Gaṇeśa is chopped off”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Viṣṇu of great strength, valour and skill and possessing great divine weapons and Śiva’s form fought with him. Gaṇeśa hit all the chief gods with his staff. He hit Viṣṇu too, all of a sudden. The hero had been conferred great strength by the Śaktis (śaktidatta). O sage, all the gods including Viṣṇu were hit by him with the stick. They were turned back with their strength sapped. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śaktidatta (शक्तिदत्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Devadatta, brother of Rucidatta (Tattvacintāmaṇiprakāśa) and Matidatta. Io. 534.

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

Śaktidatta (शक्तिदत्त):—[=śakti-datta] [from śakti > śak] m. Name of a man, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shakti, Datta.

Full-text: Matidatta, Devadatta, Rucidatta.

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