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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 9.21
स्वातन्त्र्याद्भासनं स्याच्चेत् किमन्यद्ब्रूमहे वयम् ।
इत्थं श्रीशिव एवैकः कर्तेति परिभाष्यते ॥ २१ ॥
svātantryādbhāsanaṃ syāccet kimanyadbrūmahe vayam |
itthaṃ śrīśiva evaikaḥ karteti paribhāṣyate || 21 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 9.21 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 (9.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svatantrya, Bhasana, Kim, Ani, Anya, Vaya, Asmad, Ittham, Ittha, Shri, Shiva, Eva, Aika, Kartri, Karta, Iti, Paribhashya, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 9.21). 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: “svātantryādbhāsanaṃ syāccet kimanyadbrūmahe vayam ”
- svātantryād -
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svātantrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhāsanam -
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bhāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse syāccet*ki
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- brūmahe -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present middle first plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- Line 2: “itthaṃ śrīśiva evaikaḥ karteti paribhāṣyate ”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śiva* -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikaḥ -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karte -
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karta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛt (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paribhāṣya -
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paribhāṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paribhāṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 9.21
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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