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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 13.16
अज्ञानमिति यत्प्रोक्तं ज्ञानाभावः स चेत्स किम् ।
प्रागभावोऽथवा ध्वंस आद्ये किं सर्वसंविदाम् ॥ १६ ॥
ajñānamiti yatproktaṃ jñānābhāvaḥ sa cetsa kim |
prāgabhāvo'thavā dhvaṃsa ādye kiṃ sarvasaṃvidām || 16 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.16 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 (13.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ajnana, Iti, Yat, Yad, Prokta, Jnana, Abhava, Kim, Pragabhava, Athava, Dhvamsa, Adya, Saru, Sarva, Asamvida,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.16). 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: “ajñānamiti yatproktaṃ jñānābhāvaḥ sa cetsa kim ”
- ajñānam -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñānā -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhāvaḥ -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse cetsa*ki
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prāgabhāvo'thavā dhvaṃsa ādye kiṃ sarvasaṃvidām ”
- prāgabhāvo' -
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prāgabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhvaṃsa* -
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dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ādye -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad], [locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect passive first single]√ad (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- asaṃvidām -
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asaṃvidā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.16
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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