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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 10.78
नीलादिवत्तथैवायं वेद्यता धर्म उच्यते ।
एवं सिद्धं हि वेद्यत्वं भावधर्मोऽस्तु का घृणा ॥ ७८ ॥
nīlādivattathaivāyaṃ vedyatā dharma ucyate |
evaṃ siddhaṃ hi vedyatvaṃ bhāvadharmo'stu kā ghṛṇā || 78 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 10.78 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 (10.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nila, Iva, Tta, Tha, Aya, Idam, Vedi, Vedin, Vedya, Dharma, Ucyat, Evam, Eva, Siddha, Vedyatva, Bha, Bhava, Bhu, Adharma, Astu, Ghrina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 10.78). 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: “nīlādivattathaivāyaṃ vedyatā dharma ucyate ”
- nīlād -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tta -
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tta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- thai -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedya -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vedī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vedin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vedin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vedya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vedya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vid]√vid -> vedya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vedya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid]√vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid]
- atā -
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- dharma* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “evaṃ siddhaṃ hi vedyatvaṃ bhāvadharmo'stu kā ghṛṇā ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- siddham -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]siddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vedyatvam -
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vedyatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāva -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- adharmo' -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ghṛṇā -
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ghṛṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 10.78
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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