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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 16.128
षोडशकं रसविशिखं वसुद्विकं वसुशशीति पुरवर्गाः ।
वेदा रसाब्धि युग्माक्षि च रवयस्तत्र चाङ्गुलाः क्रमशः ॥ १२८ ॥
ṣoḍaśakaṃ rasaviśikhaṃ vasudvikaṃ vasuśaśīti puravargāḥ |
vedā rasābdhi yugmākṣi ca ravayastatra cāṅgulāḥ kramaśaḥ || 128 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 16.128 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 (16.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shodashaka, Rasa, Vishikha, Vasu, Dvika, Shashi, Shashin, Iti, Pura, Varga, Veda, Yugma, Yugman, Akshan, Akshi, Ravi, Ravaya, Tatra, Angula, Kramashah, Kramashas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 16.128). 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: “ṣoḍaśakaṃ rasaviśikhaṃ vasudvikaṃ vasuśaśīti puravargāḥ ”
- ṣoḍaśakam -
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ṣoḍaśaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣoḍaśaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṣoḍaśakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viśikham -
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viśikha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśikha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśikhā (noun, feminine)[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]
- dvikam -
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dvika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvikā (noun, feminine)[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]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pura -
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pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vargāḥ -
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varga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vargā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vedā rasābdhi yugmākṣi ca ravayastatra cāṅgulāḥ kramaśaḥ ”
- vedā* -
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veda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rasābdhi -
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rasābdhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yugmā -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yugman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]yugman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akṣī (noun, masculine)[adverb]akṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]akṣī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ravayas -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ravaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgulāḥ -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kramaśaḥ -
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kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kramaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 16.128
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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