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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 13.316
कथङ्कारं पतिपदं प्रयातु परतन्त्रितः ।
स्वच्छन्दशास्त्रे प्रोक्तं च वैष्णवादिषु ये रताः ॥ ३१६ ॥
kathaṅkāraṃ patipadaṃ prayātu paratantritaḥ |
svacchandaśāstre proktaṃ ca vaiṣṇavādiṣu ye ratāḥ || 316 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 13.316 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 (13.316). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Kara, Pat, Pati, Patin, Pada, Pra, Praya, Para, Tantrita, Svacchanda, Shastri, Shastra, Prokta, Vaishnava, Yah, Yat, Rata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 13.316). 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: “kathaṅkāraṃ patipadaṃ prayātu paratantritaḥ ”
- kathaṅ -
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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]
- kāram -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]patī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]patī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]patī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]patin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]patin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātu -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tantritaḥ -
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tantrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svacchandaśāstre proktaṃ ca vaiṣṇavādiṣu ye ratāḥ ”
- svacchanda -
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svacchanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svacchanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstre -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaiṣṇavād -
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vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ratāḥ -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 13.316
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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