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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 15.542
गुर्वाराधनसक्तस्तु मनसा कर्मणा गिरा ।
प्राप्नोति गुरुतस्तुष्टात् पूर्णं श्रेयो महाद्भुतम् ॥ ५४२ ॥
gurvārādhanasaktastu manasā karmaṇā girā |
prāpnoti gurutastuṣṭāt pūrṇaṃ śreyo mahādbhutam || 542 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 15.542 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 (15.542). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Guru, Aradhana, Sakta, Manasa, Manas, Karman, Gir, Gira, Pra, Tat, Purna, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Mahadbhuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 15.542). 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: “gurvārādhanasaktastu manasā karmaṇā girā ”
- gurvā -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [instrumental single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√gurv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ārādhana -
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ārādhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saktas -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- girā -
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gir (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāpnoti gurutastuṣṭāt pūrṇaṃ śreyo mahādbhutam ”
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tastuṣ -
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√stai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- ṭāt -
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ṭāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- mahādbhutam -
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mahādbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahādbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahādbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 15.542
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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