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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 16.8
कृत्वा स्नातो गुरुः प्राग्वन्मण्डलाग्रेऽत्र देवताः ।
बाह्यगाः पूजयेद्द्वारदेशे च द्वारदेवताः ॥ ८ ॥
kṛtvā snāto guruḥ prāgvanmaṇḍalāgre'tra devatāḥ |
bāhyagāḥ pūjayeddvāradeśe ca dvāradevatāḥ || 8 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 16.8 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 (16.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kritva, Kritvan, Snata, Snat, Guru, Pragvat, Mandalagra, Atra, Devata, Bahya, Dvaradesha, Dvara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 16.8). 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: “kṛtvā snāto guruḥ prāgvanmaṇḍalāgre'tra devatāḥ ”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- snāto* -
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snāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb]√snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb]√snā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāgvan -
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prāgvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- maṇḍalāgre' -
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maṇḍalāgra (noun, masculine)[locative single]maṇḍalāgra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]maṇḍalāgrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]devata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “bāhyagāḥ pūjayeddvāradeśe ca dvāradevatāḥ ”
- bāhya -
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bāhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāḥ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- pūjayed -
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√pūj (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- dvāradeśe -
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dvāradeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dvāradeśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvāra -
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dvāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]devata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 16.8
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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