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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 8.108
लोकालोकदिगष्टक संस्थं रुद्राष्टकं सलोकेशम् ।
केवलमित्यपि केचिल्लोकालोकान्तरे रविर्न बहिः ॥ १०८ ॥
lokālokadigaṣṭaka saṃsthaṃ rudrāṣṭakaṃ salokeśam |
kevalamityapi kecillokālokāntare ravirna bahiḥ || 108 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 8.108 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 (8.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Lokaloka, Dish, Ashtaka, Samstha, Rudra, Kah, Saloka, Isha, Ish, Kevalam, Kevala, Iti, Itya, Api, Kim, Kanta, Ravi, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 8.108). 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: “lokālokadigaṣṭaka saṃsthaṃ rudrāṣṭakaṃ salokeśam ”
- lokāloka -
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lokāloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lokāloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dig -
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diś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aṣṭaka -
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aṣṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃstham -
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saṃstha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃstha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rudrāṣ -
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rudra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṭa -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- saloke -
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saloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]saloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]salokā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśam -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kevalamityapi kecillokālokāntare ravirna bahiḥ ”
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cillo -
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- kālo -
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- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ravir -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bahi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bahi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 8.108
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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