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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 9.179
कला मायाणुसंयोगजाप्येषा निर्विकारकम् ।
नाणुं कुर्यादुपादानं किंतु मायां विकारिणीम् ॥ १७९ ॥
kalā māyāṇusaṃyogajāpyeṣā nirvikārakam |
nāṇuṃ kuryādupādānaṃ kiṃtu māyāṃ vikāriṇīm || 179 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 9.179 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 (9.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kala, Maya, Anu, Samyogaja, Apya, Isha, Nirvikara, Kah, Nri, Upadana, Kim, Vikarini,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 9.179). 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: “kalā māyāṇusaṃyogajāpyeṣā nirvikārakam ”
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aṇu -
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aṇu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃyogajā -
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saṃyogaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃyogaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apye -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣā* -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirvikāra -
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nirvikāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirvikāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nāṇuṃ kuryādupādānaṃ kiṃtu māyāṃ vikāriṇīm ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṇum -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- upādānam -
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upādāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kin -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- māyām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[locative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mā (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- vikāriṇīm -
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vikāriṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 9.179
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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