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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 13.23
अथ प्रध्वंस एवेदमज्ञानं तत्सदा स्थितम् ।
मुक्ताणुष्विति तेष्वस्तु मायाकार्यविजृम्भितम् ॥ २३ ॥
atha pradhvaṃsa evedamajñānaṃ tatsadā sthitam |
muktāṇuṣviti teṣvastu māyākāryavijṛmbhitam || 23 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.23 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 (13.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Pradhvamsa, Eva, Idam, Ajnana, Tatsad, Tatsada, Sthita, Mukta, Anu, Iti, Tad, Astu, Maya, Akarya, Vijrimbhita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.23). 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: “atha pradhvaṃsa evedamajñānaṃ tatsadā sthitam ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pradhvaṃsa* -
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pradhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ajñānam -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatsadā -
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tatsad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tatsad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tatsadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “muktāṇuṣviti teṣvastu māyākāryavijṛmbhitam ”
- muktā -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- aṇuṣvi -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]aṇu (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- teṣva -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- 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]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- akārya -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijṛmbhitam -
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vijṛmbhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijṛmbhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.23
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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