Definition of "sakti" []

• The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "'knowledge, strength, and action' no less than 'sakti'; and your explanation would necessitate so-called implication (lakshanâ)."
• "Eight figures are identified as ashta sakti, or female energies of the gods."
• "A standing sakti goddess who is known as one of the “eight powers of Durga.”"