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.

श्रुत्यन्ते केऽप्यतः शुक्लकृष्णरक्तं प्रपेदिरे ।
ततोऽग्नौ तर्पिताशेषमन्त्रे चिद्व्योममात्रके ॥ ७ ॥

śrutyante ke'pyataḥ śuklakṛṣṇaraktaṃ prapedire |
tato'gnau tarpitāśeṣamantre cidvyomamātrake || 7 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 17.7 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 (17.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruti, Tad, Yushmad, Kah, Kim, Api, Apya, Atah, Shuklakrishna, Rakta, Prapa, Tatah, Tata, Agni, Tarpita, Ashesham, Ashesha, Antra, Cidvyoma, Atra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 17.7). 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: “śrutyante ke'pyataḥ śuklakṛṣṇaraktaṃ prapedire
  • śrutyan -
  • śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ke' -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śuklakṛṣṇa -
  • śuklakṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktam -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • prape -
  • prapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tato'gnau tarpitāśeṣamantre cidvyomamātrake
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • agnau -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tarpitā -
  • tarpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √tṛp]
    tarpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tṛp]
  • aśeṣam -
  • aśeṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • antre -
  • antra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cidvyomam -
  • cidvyoman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    cidvyoman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    cidvyoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cidvyoma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cidvyomā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātra -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 17.7

Cover of edition (2000)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (2018)

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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