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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 8.109
पितृदेवपथावस्योदग्दक्षिणगौ स्वजात्परे वीथ्यौ ।
भानोरुत्तरदक्षिणमयनद्वयमेतदेव कथयन्ति ॥ १०९ ॥
pitṛdevapathāvasyodagdakṣiṇagau svajātpare vīthyau |
bhānoruttaradakṣiṇamayanadvayametadeva kathayanti || 109 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 8.109 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 (8.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pitrideva, Patha, Asi, Idam, Udagdakshina, Svaja, Pare, Para, Pari, Vithi, Bhanu, Uttara, Dakshina, Ayana, Dvayam, Dvaya, Etad, Etada, Iva, Kathayat, Kathayanti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 8.109). 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: “pitṛdevapathāvasyodagdakṣiṇagau svajātpare vīthyau ”
- pitṛdeva -
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pitṛdeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pitṛdeva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pathāva -
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patha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√path (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- asyo -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]asī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- udagdakṣiṇa -
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udagdakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udagdakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gau -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- svajāt -
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svaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]svaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vīthyau -
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vīthī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhānoruttaradakṣiṇamayanadvayametadeva kathayanti ”
- bhānor -
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bhānu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhānu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- uttara -
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uttara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayana -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 8.109
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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