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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 10.258
बीजं विश्वस्य तत्तूष्णींभूतं सौषुप्तमुच्यते ।
अनुभूतौ विकल्पे च योऽसौ द्रष्टा स एव हि ॥ २५८ ॥
bījaṃ viśvasya tattūṣṇīṃbhūtaṃ sauṣuptamucyate |
anubhūtau vikalpe ca yo'sau draṣṭā sa eva hi || 258 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 10.258 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 (10.258). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bija, Vishva, Vishvasya, Tat, Tad, Tushnimbhuta, Saushupta, Ucyat, Anubhuta, Anubhuti, Vikalpa, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Drashtri, Drashta, Sah, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 10.258). 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: “bījaṃ viśvasya tattūṣṇīṃbhūtaṃ sauṣuptamucyate ”
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bījā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viśvasya -
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viśvasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśvasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viśva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tūṣṇīmbhūtam -
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tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tūṣṇīmbhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sauṣuptam -
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sauṣupta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sauṣupta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sauṣuptā (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]
- Line 2: “anubhūtau vikalpe ca yo'sau draṣṭā sa eva hi ”
- anubhūtau -
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anubhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anubhūti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vikalpe -
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vikalpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vikalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vikalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- draṣṭā -
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draṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]draṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 10.258
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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