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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 13.84
इत्थं च कल्पिते मायाकार्ये कर्मणि हेतुताम् ।
अनादि कर्म चेद्गच्छेत्किं मलस्योपकल्पनम् ॥ ८४ ॥
itthaṃ ca kalpite māyākārye karmaṇi hetutām |
anādi karma cedgacchetkiṃ malasyopakalpanam || 84 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.84 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 (13.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ittham, Ittha, Kalpita, Maya, Akarya, Karmani, Karman, Hetuta, Anadi, Anadin, Ced, Kim, Mala, Upakalpana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.84). 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 ca kalpite māyākārye karmaṇi hetutām ”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpite -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[locative single]kalpita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kḷp], [vocative dual from √kḷp], [accusative dual from √kḷp], [locative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kḷp], [vocative single from √kḷp], [vocative dual from √kḷp], [accusative dual from √kḷp]
- 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]
- akārye -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hetutām -
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hetutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anādi karma cedgacchetkiṃ malasyopakalpanam ”
- anādi -
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anādi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gacchet -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- malasyo -
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mala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- upakalpanam -
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upakalpana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upakalpanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.84
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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