As a deity name
Name 38 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
very powerful or mighty (said of Śiva)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M2 · same meaning "mahāśaktiḥ" is "mahāśakti" with final visarga (ḥ) — regular end-of-word sandhi (Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15, cited from the engine's own derivation). Same word.
visarga sandhi · aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivationDictionary citations
mahā—śakti mfn. very powerful or mighty (said of Śiva), Śivag.
mahā—śakti m. N. of Kārttikeya, L.
Alternative readings
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