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.

सिद्धिभाङ्मन्त्रशक्त्येति श्रीमत्स्वायंभुवे विभुः ।
योग्यतावशतो यत्र वासना यस्य तत्र सः ॥ ३ ॥

siddhibhāṅmantraśaktyeti śrīmatsvāyaṃbhuve vibhuḥ |
yogyatāvaśato yatra vāsanā yasya tatra saḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 15.3 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 (15.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddhi, Bhaj, Mantrashakti, Shrimat, Aya, Bhuva, Bhu, Vibhu, Yogyata, Vashatah, Vashat, Yatra, Vasana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Tatra, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 15.3). 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: “siddhibhāṅmantraśaktyeti śrīmatsvāyaṃbhuve vibhuḥ
  • siddhi -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    siddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāṅ -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mantraśaktye -
  • mantraśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śrīmatsvā -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • āyam -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • bhuve -
  • bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhuva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yogyatāvaśato yatra vāsanā yasya tatra saḥ
  • yogyatā -
  • yogyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśato* -
  • vaśataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsanā* -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 15.3

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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