As a deity name
Name 274 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
Readable by grammar as śakti + hastā — “the hand of power”.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śaktihastā" is the feminine form of "śaktihasta" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
śakti—hasta m. = -pāṇi, Kālac.
Caveats
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