As a deity name
Name 891 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
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
able, competent for, equal to, capable of (instr. gen. dat. loc. acc. of person with prati inf., or comp.), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śaktāya" is the dative of "śakta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
śakta mfn. able, competent for, equal to, capable of (instr. gen. dat. loc. acc. of person with prati inf., or comp.), Mn.; MBh. &c.
= śakita, able to be (with inf. in a pass. sense), Kāś. on Pāṇ. vii, 2, 17
Alternative readings
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