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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 9.246
तेनाशुद्धैव विद्यास्य सामान्यं करणं पुरा ।
ज्ञप्तौ कृतौ तु सामान्यं कला करणमुच्यते ॥ २४६ ॥
tenāśuddhaiva vidyāsya sāmānyaṃ karaṇaṃ purā |
jñaptau kṛtau tu sāmānyaṃ kalā karaṇamucyate || 246 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 9.246 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 (9.246). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tena, Ashuddha, Vidya, Idam, Samanyam, Samanya, Karana, Pura, Pur, Jnapta, Jnapti, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Kala, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 9.246). 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: “tenāśuddhaiva vidyāsya sāmānyaṃ karaṇaṃ purā ”
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aśuddhai -
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aśuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vidyā -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sāmānyam -
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sāmānyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmānya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmānya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmānyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karaṇam -
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karaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jñaptau kṛtau tu sāmānyaṃ kalā karaṇamucyate ”
- jñaptau -
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jñapta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jñapti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√jñā -> jñapta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √jñā], [vocative dual from √jñā], [accusative dual from √jñā]
- kṛtau -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sāmānyam -
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sāmānyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmānya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmānya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmānyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karaṇam -
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karaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 9.246
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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