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Tantraloka [sanskrit text]
by Jun Takashima | 2020 | 46,255 words
The Sanskrit text of the Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta including grammatical analysis, English glossary and comparative print editions. The Tantraloka (“light on Tantra”) was written by Abhinavagupta in the 10th century in Kashmir and represents a major Encyclopedic work in Shaivism dealing with many core aspects and terminology.
Verse 1.42
विकस्वराविकल्पात्मज्ञानौचित्येन यावसा ।
तद्बौद्धं यस्य तत्पौंस्नं प्राग्वत्पोष्यं च पोष्टृ च ॥ ४२ ॥
vikasvarāvikalpātmajñānaucityena yāvasā |
tadbauddhaṃ yasya tatpauṃsnaṃ prāgvatpoṣyaṃ ca poṣṭṛ ca || 42 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 1.42 is contained in the book Sri Tantraloka by Satya Prakash Singh & Swami Maheshvarananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vikasvara, Avikalpa, Jnana, Aucitya, Yava, Tad, Tat, Bauddha, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Paumsna, Pragvat, Poshya, Poshtri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 1.42). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “vikasvarāvikalpātmajñānaucityena yāvasā ”
- vikasvarā -
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vikasvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikasvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vikasvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avikalpāt -
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avikalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avikalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñānau -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aucityena -
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aucitya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yāva -
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yāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]yāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadbauddhaṃ yasya tatpauṃsnaṃ prāgvatpoṣyaṃ ca poṣṭṛ ca ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bauddham -
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bauddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bauddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pauṃsnam -
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pauṃsna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pauṃsna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāgvat -
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prāgvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- poṣyam -
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poṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]poṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]poṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ], [accusative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ], [accusative single from √puṣ]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- poṣṭṛ -
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poṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]poṣṭṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 1.42
Sri Tantraloka (Set of 8 Volumes)
by Paramahansa Mishra (2000)
[श्री तन्त्रालोकः (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)] Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Published by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; With two commentaries: Viveka (विवेक) by Ācārya Śrī Jayaratha and Nīrakṣīraviveka (नीरक्षीरविवेक) by Paramhans Mishra.
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Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta (with Jnanavati Hindi commentary)
by Radheshyam Chaturvedi (2002)
[आचार्य अभिनवगुप्त द्वारा रचित तंत्रलोक: संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद (पाँच खंडों में)] Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation and Commentary; Published by Chaukhambha Vidya Bhawan.
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Sri Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta
by Giriratna Misra (2018)
With Viveka Saṃskṛta Commentary by Rājānaka Jayaratha; Sanskrit Text, Transliteration, Sarveshwari English commentary; With Glossary and Central Idea of Each Śloka; Published by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
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