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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 7.71
विश्वे सृष्टिलयास्ते तु चित्रा वाय्वन्तरक्रमात् ।
इत्येष सूक्ष्मपरिमर्शनशीलनीयश्चक्रोदयोऽनुभवशास्त्रदृशा मयोक्तः ॥ ७१ ॥
viśve sṛṣṭilayāste tu citrā vāyvantarakramāt |
ityeṣa sūkṣmaparimarśanaśīlanīyaścakrodayo'nubhavaśāstradṛśā mayoktaḥ || 71 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 7.71 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 (7.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vishva, Vishvi, Laya, Tad, Yushmad, Citra, Vayu, Antara, Kramat, Krama, Iti, Itya, Esha, Sukshma, Parimarshana, Shilaniya, Cakrodaya, Anubhava, Shastra, Adrisha, Maya, Mayu, Asmad, Ukta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 7.71). 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: “viśve sṛṣṭilayāste tu citrā vāyvantarakramāt ”
- viśve -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]viśvi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]viśvi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sṛṣṭi -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- layās -
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laya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]layā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- citrā* -
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citra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]citrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāyva -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- antara -
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antara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]antara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kramāt -
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kramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “ityeṣa sūkṣmaparimarśanaśīlanīyaścakrodayo'nubhavaśāstradṛśā mayoktaḥ ”
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sūkṣma -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parimarśana -
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parimarśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parimarśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlanīyaś -
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√śīl -> śīlanīya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śīl class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śīl class 10 verb], [nominative single from √śīl]
- cakrodayo' -
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cakrodaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anubhava -
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anubhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstra -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adṛśā* -
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adṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mayo -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mayu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uktaḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 7.71
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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