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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 4.69
पूर्वं पदयुगं वाच्यमन्योन्यं हेतुहेतुमत् ।
यस्तु शास्त्रं विना नैति शुद्धविद्याख्यसंविदम् ॥ ६९ ॥
pūrvaṃ padayugaṃ vācyamanyonyaṃ hetuhetumat |
yastu śāstraṃ vinā naiti śuddhavidyākhyasaṃvidam || 69 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 4.69 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 (4.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purvam, Purva, Pada, Yuga, Vacya, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Hetumat, Yah, Shastra, Vina, Nri, Shuddhavidya, Akhya, Samvid, Samvida,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 4.69). 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: “pūrvaṃ padayugaṃ vācyamanyonyaṃ hetuhetumat ”
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vācyam -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- hetumat -
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hetumat (noun, masculine)[compound]hetumat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yastu śāstraṃ vinā naiti śuddhavidyākhyasaṃvidam ”
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śuddhavidyā -
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śuddhavidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākhya -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvidam -
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saṃvida (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃvida (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃvidā (noun, feminine)[adverb]saṃvid (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 4.69
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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