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 5.17
विकल्प्यं शून्यरूपे न प्रमातरि विकल्पनम् ।
बुद्धिर्ध्यानमयी तत्र प्राण उच्चारणात्मकः ॥ १७ ॥
vikalpyaṃ śūnyarūpe na pramātari vikalpanam |
buddhirdhyānamayī tatra prāṇa uccāraṇātmakaḥ || 17 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 5.17 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 (5.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vikalpya, Shunyarupa, Pramatri, Vikalpana, Buddhi, Dhyanamayi, Tatra, Prana, Pran, Uccarana, Maka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 5.17). 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: “vikalpyaṃ śūnyarūpe na pramātari vikalpanam ”
- vikalpyam -
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vikalpya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikalpya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikalpyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śūnyarūpe -
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śūnyarūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śūnyarūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śūnyarūpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramātari -
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pramātṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]pramātṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vikalpanam -
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vikalpana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikalpana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikalpanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “buddhirdhyānamayī tatra prāṇa uccāraṇātmakaḥ ”
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhyānamayī -
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dhyānamayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prāṇa* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- uccāraṇāt -
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uccāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- makaḥ -
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maka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 5.17
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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