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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 8.258
अव्यक्तं बुद्धितत्त्वस्य कारणं क्षोभिता गुणाः ।
ननु तत्त्वेश्वरेच्छातो यः क्षोभः प्रकृतेः पुरा ॥ २५८ ॥
avyaktaṃ buddhitattvasya kāraṇaṃ kṣobhitā guṇāḥ |
nanu tattveśvarecchāto yaḥ kṣobhaḥ prakṛteḥ purā || 258 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 8.258 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 (8.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avyaktam, Avyakta, Buddhitattva, Karana, Kshobhita, Guna, Nanu, Tattveshvara, Iccha, Atah, Yah, Kshobha, Prakriti, Pura, Pur,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 8.258). 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: “avyaktaṃ buddhitattvasya kāraṇaṃ kṣobhitā guṇāḥ ”
- avyaktam -
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avyaktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- buddhitattvasya -
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buddhitattva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣobhitā* -
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√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṣubh], [vocative plural from √kṣubh]√kṣubh -> kṣobhitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṣubh], [vocative plural from √kṣubh], [accusative plural from √kṣubh]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nanu tattveśvarecchāto yaḥ kṣobhaḥ prakṛteḥ purā ”
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tattveśvare -
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tattveśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tattveśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- icchā -
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icchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣobhaḥ -
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kṣobha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakṛteḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 8.258
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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