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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 16.104
सदाशिवान्तं मायादिचतुष्कं चतुरङ्गुले ।
प्रत्येकमित्यब्धिवसुसंख्यमालिकदेशतः ॥ १०४ ॥
sadāśivāntaṃ māyādicatuṣkaṃ caturaṅgule |
pratyekamityabdhivasusaṃkhyamālikadeśataḥ || 104 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 16.104 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 (16.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sadashiva, Tap, Maya, Catushka, Caturangula, Pratyeka, Iti, Itya, Vasu, Sankhya, Ali, Kada, Ishat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 16.104). 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: “sadāśivāntaṃ māyādicatuṣkaṃ caturaṅgule ”
- sadāśivān -
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sadāśiva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- catuṣkam -
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catuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]catuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caturaṅgule -
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caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)[locative single]caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “pratyekamityabdhivasusaṃkhyamālikadeśataḥ ”
- pratyekam -
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pratyeka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyeka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyekā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- abdhi -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vasu -
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vasu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- saṅkhyam -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āli -
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āli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kade -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kad (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- īśataḥ -
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īśat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īśat (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īśat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 16.104
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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