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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 3.137
सैव क्षोभवशादेति विसर्गात्मकतां ध्रुवम् ।
उक्तं च त्रिशिरःशास्त्रे कलाव्याप्त्यन्तचर्चने ॥ १३७ ॥
saiva kṣobhavaśādeti visargātmakatāṃ dhruvam |
uktaṃ ca triśiraḥśāstre kalāvyāptyantacarcane || 137 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 3.137 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 (3.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshobha, Vasha, Visarga, Maka, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Ukta, Trishira, Trishiras, Shastri, Shastra, Kala, Avyapti, Anta, Carcana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 3.137). 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: “saiva kṣobhavaśādeti visargātmakatāṃ dhruvam ”
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kṣobha -
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kṣobha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣubh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaśād -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- visargāt -
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visarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- maka -
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maka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “uktaṃ ca triśiraḥśāstre kalāvyāptyantacarcane ”
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- triśiraḥ -
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triśiras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]triśiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]triśira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāstre -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kalā -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- avyāptya -
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avyāpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anta -
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anta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- carcane -
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carcana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 3.137
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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