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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 12.8
इत्थं घटं पटं लिङ्गं स्थण्डिलं पुस्तकं जलम् ।
यद्वा किंचित्क्वचित्पश्येत्तत्र तन्मयतां व्रजेत् ॥ ८ ॥
itthaṃ ghaṭaṃ paṭaṃ liṅgaṃ sthaṇḍilaṃ pustakaṃ jalam |
yadvā kiṃcitkvacitpaśyettatra tanmayatāṃ vrajet || 8 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 12.8 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 (12.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ittham, Ittha, Ghata, Pata, Linga, Sthandila, Pustaka, Jala, Yadva, Yadvan, Kincid, Kincit, Kva, Acit, Pashya, Tta, Tra, Tanmayata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 12.8). 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: “itthaṃ ghaṭaṃ paṭaṃ liṅgaṃ sthaṇḍilaṃ pustakaṃ jalam ”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ghaṭam -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paṭam -
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paṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- liṅgam -
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liṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]liṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthaṇḍilam -
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sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pustakam -
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pustaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pustaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yadvā kiṃcitkvacitpaśyettatra tanmayatāṃ vrajet ”
- yadvā -
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yadvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yadvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paśye -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- tta -
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tta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tra -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanmayatām -
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tanmayatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 12.8
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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