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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 1.119
अनुगम्य ततो ध्यानं तत्प्रधानं प्रतन्यते ।
ये च स्वभावतो वर्णा रसनिःष्यन्दिनो यथा ॥ ११९ ॥
anugamya tato dhyānaṃ tatpradhānaṃ pratanyate |
ye ca svabhāvato varṇā rasaniḥṣyandino yathā || 119 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 1.119 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 (1.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anugamya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dhyana, Tatpradhana, Pra, Tanyat, Yah, Yat, Svabhavatah, Svabhavata, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 1.119). 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: “anugamya tato dhyānaṃ tatpradhānaṃ pratanyate ”
- anugamya -
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anugamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anugamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√anugam -> anugamya (absolutive)[absolutive from √anugam]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dhyānam -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhyānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatpradhānam -
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tatpradhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tatpradhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tatpradhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tanyate -
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√tan -> tanyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tanyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√tan (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√tan (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√tan (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “ye ca svabhāvato varṇā rasaniḥṣyandino yathā ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svabhāvato* -
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svabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svabhāvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- varṇā* -
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- Cannot analyse rasaniḥṣyandino*ya
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 1.119
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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