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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 8.380
चतुर्मूर्तिमयं शुभ्रं यत्तत्सकलनिष्कलम् ।
तस्मिन्भोगः समुद्दिष्ट इत्यत्रेदं च वर्णितम् ॥ ३८० ॥
caturmūrtimayaṃ śubhraṃ yattatsakalaniṣkalam |
tasminbhogaḥ samuddiṣṭa ityatredaṃ ca varṇitam || 380 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 8.380 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 (8.380). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Caturmurti, Aya, Idam, Shubhra, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Sakalanishkala, Bhoga, Samuddishta, Iti, Itya, Atra, Atri, Varnita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 8.380). 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: “caturmūrtimayaṃ śubhraṃ yattatsakalaniṣkalam ”
- caturmūrtim -
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caturmūrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]caturmūrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubhram -
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śubhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sakalaniṣkalam -
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sakalaniṣkala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sakalaniṣkala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tasminbhogaḥ samuddiṣṭa ityatredaṃ ca varṇitam ”
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhogaḥ -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samuddiṣṭa* -
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samuddiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- atre -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]atri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇitam -
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varṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 8.380
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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