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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 15.513
रजतादि तथा संवित्संस्कारे द्विजतान्तरे ।
योनिर्न कारणं तत्र शान्तात्मा द्विज उच्यते ॥ ५१३ ॥
rajatādi tathā saṃvitsaṃskāre dvijatāntare |
yonirna kāraṇaṃ tatra śāntātmā dvija ucyate || 513 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 15.513 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 (15.513). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajata, Rajat, Tatha, Samvid, Samvidh, Samskara, Dvija, Tanta, Yah, Nih, Karana, Tatra, Shantatma, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 15.513). 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: “rajatādi tathā saṃvitsaṃskāre dvijatāntare ”
- rajatā -
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rajata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rajatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√raj -> rajat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb]√raj -> rajat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb]√rañj -> rajat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb]√rañj -> rajat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb]√raj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]√rañj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃvit -
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saṃvid (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]saṃvidh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- saṃskāre -
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saṃskāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃskārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvija -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tānta -
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tānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yonirna kāraṇaṃ tatra śāntātmā dvija ucyate ”
- yo -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śāntātmā* -
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śāntātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvija* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 15.513
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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