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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 4.63
उक्तं मुख्यतयाचार्यो भवेद्यदि न सस्फुरः ।
तत्रैव च पुनः श्रीमद्रक्ताराधनकर्मणि ॥ ६३ ॥
uktaṃ mukhyatayācāryo bhavedyadi na sasphuraḥ |
tatraiva ca punaḥ śrīmadraktārādhanakarmaṇi || 63 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 4.63 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 (4.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ukta, Mukhyata, Acari, Acarya, Yadi, Yad, Sasphura, Tatraiva, Puna, Shrimat, Raktri, Rakta, Aradhana, Karmani, Karman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 4.63). 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: “uktaṃ mukhyatayācāryo bhavedyadi na sasphuraḥ ”
- 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]
- mukhyatayā -
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mukhyatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ācāryo* -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sasphuraḥ -
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sasphura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tatraiva ca punaḥ śrīmadraktārādhanakarmaṇi ”
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrīmad -
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śrīmat (noun, masculine)[compound]śrīmat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- raktā -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]raktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- ārādhana -
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ārādhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 4.63
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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