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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 5.8
यतः प्रकाशाच्चिन्मात्रात् प्राणाद्यव्यतिरेकवत् ।
तस्यैव तु स्वतन्त्रत्वाद्द्विगुणं जडचिद्वपुः ॥ ८ ॥
yataḥ prakāśāccinmātrāt prāṇādyavyatirekavat |
tasyaiva tu svatantratvāddviguṇaṃ jaḍacidvapuḥ || 8 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 5.8 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 (5.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatah, Yat, Yata, Prakasha, Cinmatra, Prana, Avyat, Avyati, Rej, Avat, Tad, Tas, Svatantratva, Dviguna, Jada, Cit, Vapu, Vapus,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 5.8). 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: “yataḥ prakāśāccinmātrāt prāṇādyavyatirekavat ”
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- prakāśāc -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- cinmātrāt -
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cinmātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cinmātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prāṇād -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- avyati -
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avyatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]avyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]avyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rek -
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rej (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rej (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avat -
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avat (noun, masculine)[compound]avat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√u -> avat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tasyaiva tu svatantratvāddviguṇaṃ jaḍacidvapuḥ ”
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- svatantratvād -
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svatantratva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]svatantratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dviguṇam -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dviguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dviguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaḍa -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vapuḥ -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 5.8
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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