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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 13.172
पुनर्विवेकादुक्तं तदुत्तरोत्तरमुच्यताम् ।
कथं विवेकः किं वास्य देवदेव विविच्यते ॥ १७२ ॥
punarvivekāduktaṃ taduttarottaramucyatām |
kathaṃ vivekaḥ kiṃ vāsya devadeva vivicyate || 172 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.172 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 (13.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Punar, Viveka, Ukta, Tad, Tat, Uttarottara, Ucyat, Katham, Katha, Kim, Vasya, Devadeva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.172). 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: “punarvivekāduktaṃ taduttarottaramucyatām ”
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vivekād -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uttarottaram -
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uttarottara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttarottara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttarottarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyatām -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc (verb class 4)[imperative active third dual]√vac (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ vivekaḥ kiṃ vāsya devadeva vivicyate ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vivekaḥ -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāsya -
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vāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vās -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vās]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
- devadeva -
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devadeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vicyate -
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√vic (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√vic (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.172
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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