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Shakti

from Sanskrit saknoti "is able, is strong," from PIE root *kak- "to enable, help."

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shakti

n. (context Hinduism English) the divine force that pervades the universe.

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Shakti (disambiguation)

Shakti is a Sanskrit word referring to the Cosmic Feminine, used in Yoga philosophy, also a Hindu religious concept. Śakti can also mean Śakti Maharṣi, father of Parasara and Son of Vasishtha. The term may also refer to:

Shakti (band)

Shakti was a group which played a novel acoustic fusion music which combined Indian music with elements of jazz. Its leading members were the English guitar player John McLaughlin and Indian violin player L. Shankar. It also included Zakir Hussain (on tabla), Ramnad Raghavan (on the Mridangam), and T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (on Ghatam).

In addition to fusing Euro-American and Indian music, Shakti also represented a fusion of the Hindustani and Carnatic music traditions, since Hussain is from the North while the other Indian members are from the South.

It came together in 1974, after the dissolution of the second incarnation of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and toured fairly extensively during the period 1975-1977; it made only sporadic appearances (with personnel changes) thereafter.

After 1977 the albums which L. Shankar recorded with Z. Hussain and T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram stayed close to the music made popular by Shakti. Some twenty years later McLaughlin and Hussain put together another band with the same concept, called Remember Shakti, including V. Selvaganesh (son of T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram ), mandolin player U. Shrinivas and eventually Shankar Mahadevan.

Two concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 6, 1976 and July 8, 1977) are included among the 17 CDs of the box Montreux Concerts by John McLaughlin

Shakti (album)

Shakti with John McLaughlin is the first album by Shakti, described as "another brain blowing achievement" by Agha Yasir 1.

Shakti (1982 film)

Shakti is a 1982 Bollywood action crime drama film directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri with Anil Kapoor in a special appearance. It was written by the famous writing duo Salim-Javed and produced by Mushir-Riaz. Shakti was notable for being the first and only film to feature veteran actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan together on screen. Considered to be one of the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema, it went on to win several Filmfare awards among which were Best Film and Best Actor which was awarded to Dilip Kumar. The movie had a similar storyline as that of the 1974 Tamil movie Thanga Pathakkam which went on to be remade in Hindi in 1982 as Farz Aur Kanoon. The story focuses on a police officer and his son. When the son is kidnapped, the police officer says that he will not betray the law, even if that means death for his son. His son escapes, but grows up to be a rebellious young man, who does not want anything to do with his father anymore, and his main mission is to eliminate the criminals who abducted him years ago.

Shakti (comics)

Shakti is an Indian comic book character, one of a number of titles published by Raj Comics.

Shakti

In Hinduism, Shakti ( Devanagari: शक्ति; from Sanskrit shak, "to be able"), also spelled as Sakthi, meaning "power" or "empowerment" is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe. Shakti is the concept or personification of divine feminine creative power, sometimes referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother' in Hinduism. As the mother she is known as Adi Parashakti or Adishakti. On the earthly plane, Shakti most actively manifests through female embodiment and creativity/fertility, though it is also present in males in its potential, unmanifest form.

Hindus believe that Shakti is both responsible for creation and the agent of all change. Shakti is cosmic existence as well as liberation, its most significant form being the Kundalini Shakti, a mysterious psychospiritual force.

In Shaktism and Shaivism, Shakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. Shakti embodies the active feminine energy of Shiva and is identified as Tripura Sundari or her avatar Parvati.

Shakti (2012 film)

Shakti is a 2012 action Kannada film directed by Anil Kumar starring Malashri and P. Ravi Shankar. This is Ramu Enterprises 32nd film produced by Ramu. The film released across Karnataka on 6 January 2012.

Shakti (David S. Ware album)

Shakti is an album by saxophonist David S. Ware which was recorded in 2008 and released on the AUM Fidelity label.

Shakti (2004 film)

Shakti is a 2004 Bengali film directed by P. Sambhashiv Rao.The film produced by G. A. Sheshagiri Rao and Bijoy Khemka.This film has bean music composed by Chakari.

Shakti (2011 film)

Shakti is a 2011 Telugu historical fantasy film directed by Meher Ramesh starring Jr. NTR and Ileana D'Cruz.

The film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner, features an extensive supporting cast including Sonu Sood, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi and Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, was released on 1 April 2011. A dubbed Tamil version was simultaneously released in Tamil Nadu as Om Shakthi. It has been dubbed in Hindi as Ek Tha Soldier. It received largely negative reviews and was a flop as its box office earnings were considerably less than its budget. Shakti budget varies from to including marketing and print costs.

Usage examples of "shakti".

There were many ways to accomplish this, and Shakti planned to explore them all.

Briefly, Shakti thought of the last image she had received from the scrying bowl through the eyes of the dying wizard Nisstyre: the beautiful face and taunting words of Liriel Baenre.

With newfound discipline, Shakti thrust aside the familiar hatred and envy that thoughts of Liriel always evoked in her, and she focused her mind on the steps that must be taken before vengeance could be hers.

Her ally Nisstyre had come close, but the curse of the drow-a quick rage and a burning desire for revenge-had overcome Shakti and had resulted in the loss of both ally and amulet.

Though their leader had been slain, Shakti planned to reestablish ties with the band, for they were valuable in bringing both information and merchandise from the surface lands.

But to find her slippery rival, Shakti sought a more direct route and a more powerful ally than drow merchants.

Cupping the scrying bowl with her hands, Shakti began to chant a spell that would open a window to another plane.

No, Shakti sought another, lesser-known place: the elemental plane of water.

Yet, Shakti reasoned, if Liriel sought the vast waters of the surface world, what better place could Shakti look for an ally?

For the first time, Shakti thought she understood why Liriel Baenre might have desired to explore the surface worlds.

It was a being of some sort, though unlike anything Shakti had ever seen or imagined.

As traitor-priestess, Shakti would help ensure that this dangerous seed never bore fruit.

Perhaps a bit too much zeal, for unlike most priestesses Shakti held literal belief in the Directives of Lloth.

The interview with Matron Triel had gone well, but Shakti did not feel at all complacent.

It grew rapidly until it was identical in every respect to the scrying bowl given to Shakti by the drow god Vhaeraun.