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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 13.154
इत्यादिभिस्त्रीशिकोक्तैर्वाक्यैर्माहेश्वरैः स्फुटम् ।
ज्ञानं दीक्षादिसंस्कारसतत्त्वमिति वर्णितम् ॥ १५४ ॥
ityādibhistrīśikoktairvākyairmāheśvaraiḥ sphuṭam |
jñānaṃ dīkṣādisaṃskārasatattvamiti varṇitam || 154 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.154 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 (13.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ityadi, Tri, Ishin, Ish, Ukta, Vakya, Maheshvara, Sphutam, Sphuta, Jnana, Diksha, Samskara, Satattva, Iti, Varnita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.154). 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: “ityādibhistrīśikoktairvākyairmāheśvaraiḥ sphuṭam ”
- ityādibhis -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ityādi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]ityādi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- trī -
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tṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśi -
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īśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]īśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]īś (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ko -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktair -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ukta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- vākyair -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- māheśvaraiḥ -
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māheśvara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]māheśvara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “jñānaṃ dīkṣādisaṃskārasatattvamiti varṇitam ”
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dīkṣā -
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dīkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃskāra -
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saṃskāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- satattvam -
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satattva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satattvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- varṇitam -
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varṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.154
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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