Shaktivaikalya, Śaktivaikalya, Shakti-vaikalya: 5 definitions
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Shaktivaikalya 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 Śaktivaikalya can be transliterated into English as Saktivaikalya or Shaktivaikalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaktivaikalya (शक्तिवैकल्य).—n S Impairedness or imperfection (of whatever kind) of power or ability.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaktivaikalya (शक्तिवैकल्य).—loss of strength, debility, incapacity.
Derivable forms: śaktivaikalyam (शक्तिवैकल्यम्).
Śaktivaikalya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakti and vaikalya (वैकल्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaktivaikalya (शक्तिवैकल्य).—n.
(-lyaṃ) Inability, deficiency of power or strength. E. śakti, vaikalya imperfection.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaktivaikalya (शक्तिवैकल्य):—[=śakti-vaikalya] [from śakti > śak] n. deficiency of power or strength, incapacity, debility, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaktivaikalya (शक्तिवैकल्य):—[śakti-vaikalya] (lyaṃ) 1. n. Inability.
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, Vaikalya.
Full-text: Apashabda.
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