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 5.20

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यः प्रकाशः स्वतन्त्रोऽयं चित्स्वभावो हृदि स्थितः ।
सर्वतत्त्वमयः प्रोक्तमेतच्च त्रिशिरोमते ॥ २० ॥

yaḥ prakāśaḥ svatantro'yaṃ citsvabhāvo hṛdi sthitaḥ |
sarvatattvamayaḥ proktametacca triśiromate || 20 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 5.20 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 (5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Prakasha, Svatantra, Aya, Idam, Citsvabhava, Hrid, Sthita, Sarvatattva, Ayas, Prokta, Etad, Trishira, Trishiras, Mata, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 5.20). 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: “yaḥ prakāśaḥ svatantro'yaṃ citsvabhāvo hṛdi sthitaḥ ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakāśaḥ -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svatantro' -
svatantra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
citsvabhāvo* -
citsvabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “sarvatattvamayaḥ proktametacca triśiromate ”
sarvatattvam -
sarvatattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarvatattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ayaḥ -
ayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etac -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
triśiro -
triśiras (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

triśiras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

triśira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mate -
mata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

matā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> matā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 5.20

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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Last Updated: 25 November, 2020