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.

स गुरुर्मत्समः प्रोक्तो मन्त्रवीर्यप्रकाशकः ।
दृष्टाः संभावितास्तेन स्पृष्टाश्च प्रीतचेतसा ॥ २२० ॥

sa gururmatsamaḥ prokto mantravīryaprakāśakaḥ |
dṛṣṭāḥ saṃbhāvitāstena spṛṣṭāśca prītacetasā || 220 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.220 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 (13.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Matsa, Prokta, Mantravirya, Prakashaka, Drishta, Sambhavita, Tad, Tena, Sprishta, Prita, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.220). 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: “sa gururmatsamaḥ prokto mantravīryaprakāśakaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • matsam -
  • matsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prokto* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantravīrya -
  • mantravīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantravīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśakaḥ -
  • prakāśaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭāḥ saṃbhāvitāstena spṛṣṭāśca prītacetasā
  • dṛṣṭāḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • sambhāvitās -
  • sambhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • spṛṣṭāś -
  • spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    spṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prīta -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.220

Cover of edition (2000)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (2018)

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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