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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 8.185
तेषु क्रमेण ब्रह्माणः संस्युर्द्विगुणजीविताः ।
क्षीयन्ते क्रमशस्ते च तदन्ते तत्त्वमम्मयम् ॥ १८५ ॥
teṣu krameṇa brahmāṇaḥ saṃsyurdviguṇajīvitāḥ |
kṣīyante kramaśaste ca tadante tattvamammayam || 185 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 8.185 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 (8.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Kramena, Krama, Brahma, Brahman, Dviguna, Jivita, Kramashah, Kramashas, Yushmad, Tadanta, Tattva, Ammaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 8.185). 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: “teṣu krameṇa brahmāṇaḥ saṃsyurdviguṇajīvitāḥ ”
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- krameṇa -
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krameṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- brahmā -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]brahmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āṇaḥ -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- dviguṇa -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dviguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitāḥ -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kṣīyante kramaśaste ca tadante tattvamammayam ”
- kṣīyante -
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√kṣai (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√kṣī (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√kṣī (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√kṣī (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]
- kramaśas -
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kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kramaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadante -
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tadanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]tadanta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tadantā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ammayam -
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ammaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ammaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ammayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 8.185
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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