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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 16.172
परोक्षमृतदीक्षादौ गुरुरेवानुसन्धिमान् ।
क्रियाज्ञानमहिम्ना तं शिष्यं धाम्नीप्सिते नयेत् ॥ १७२ ॥
parokṣamṛtadīkṣādau gururevānusandhimān |
kriyājñānamahimnā taṃ śiṣyaṃ dhāmnīpsite nayet || 172 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 16.172 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 (16.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Paroksha, Rita, Diksha, Ada, Guru, Eva, Anusandhi, Kriya, Ajnana, Ahi, Nri, Shishya, Dhaman, Ipsita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 16.172). 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: “parokṣamṛtadīkṣādau gururevānusandhimān ”
- parokṣam -
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parokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parokṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parokṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīkṣā -
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dīkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anusandhim -
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anusandhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]anusandhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kriyājñānamahimnā taṃ śiṣyaṃ dhāmnīpsite nayet ”
- kriyā -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ajñānam -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahim -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śiṣyam -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- dhāmnī -
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dhāman (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- īpsite -
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īpsita (noun, masculine)[locative single]īpsita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]īpsitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √āp]√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp], [locative single from √āp]√āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp]
- nayet -
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√nay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 16.172
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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