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Shakti

noun
Shak·ti | \ˈshäk-tē, ˈsäk \
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Definition of Shakti 

: the dynamic energy of a Hindu god personified as his female consort broadly : cosmic energy as conceived in Hindu thought

First Known Use of Shakti

1810, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Shakti

Sanskrit Śakti

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