Shaktipurva, Śaktipūrva, Shakti-purva: 4 definitions
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Shaktipurva 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 Śaktipūrva can be transliterated into English as Saktipurva or Shaktipurva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaktipūrva (शक्तिपूर्व).—an epithet of Parāśara.
Derivable forms: śaktipūrvaḥ (शक्तिपूर्वः).
Śaktipūrva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakti and pūrva (पूर्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚaktipūrva (शक्तिपूर्व) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—i. e. Parāśara. Quoted by Varāhamihira in Bṛhatsaṃhitā and Bṛhajjātaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaktipūrva (शक्तिपूर्व):—[=śakti-pūrva] [from śakti > śak] m. ‘having Śakti for a forefather’, [patronymic] of Parāśara, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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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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Partial matches: Shakti, Purva.
Starts with: Shaktipurvaka.
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