Shaktikunthana, Śaktikuṇṭhana, Shakti-kunthana: 2 definitions

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Shaktikunthana 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 Śaktikuṇṭhana can be transliterated into English as Saktikunthana or Shaktikunthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shaktikunthana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaktikuṇṭhana (शक्तिकुण्ठन).—the deadening of a power.

Derivable forms: śaktikuṇṭhanam (शक्तिकुण्ठनम्).

Śaktikuṇṭhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakti and kuṇṭhana (कुण्ठन).

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

Śaktikuṇṭhana (शक्तिकुण्ठन):—[=śakti-kuṇṭhana] [from śakti > śak] n. the deadening or blunting of a faculty, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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