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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 13.280
अन्यथा किं हि तत्स्याद्यच्छैव्या शक्त्यानधिष्ठितम् ।
तेनेह वैष्णवादीनां नाधिकारः कथंचन ॥ २८० ॥
anyathā kiṃ hi tatsyādyacchaivyā śaktyānadhiṣṭhitam |
teneha vaiṣṇavādīnāṃ nādhikāraḥ kathaṃcana || 280 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.280 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 (13.280). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anyatha, Kim, Tat, Tad, Syat, Sya, Yat, Yad, Shaivi, Shaivya, Shakti, Anadhishthita, Tena, Iha, Vaishnava, Nri, Adhikara, Katham, Katha, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.280). 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: “anyathā kiṃ hi tatsyādyacchaivyā śaktyānadhiṣṭhitam ”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yacch -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaivyā -
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śaivī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śaivyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaktyā -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- anadhiṣṭhitam -
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anadhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anadhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anadhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “teneha vaiṣṇavādīnāṃ nādhikāraḥ kathaṃcana ”
- tene -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative 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], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vaiṣṇavād -
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vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- īnām -
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i (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhikāraḥ -
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adhikāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.280
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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