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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 17.19
अनेनैव पथानेयमित्यस्मद्गुरवो जगुः ।
परत्वेन तु यत्पूज्यं तत्स्वतन्त्रचिदात्मकम् ॥ १९ ॥
anenaiva pathāneyamityasmadguravo jaguḥ |
paratvena tu yatpūjyaṃ tatsvatantracidātmakam || 19 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 17.19 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 (17.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ana, Anena, Idam, Patha, Eya, Iti, Itya, Asmad, Guru, Paratva, Yat, Yad, Pujya, Tat, Tad, Svatantra, Cidatmaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 17.19). 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: “anenaiva pathāneyamityasmadguravo jaguḥ ”
- anenai -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anenā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pathān -
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patha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- eyam -
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√i -> eya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- 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]
- asmad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative plural]
- guravo* -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jaguḥ -
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√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “paratvena tu yatpūjyaṃ tatsvatantracidātmakam ”
- paratvena -
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paratva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūjyam -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūjya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūjyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svatantra -
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svatantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svatantra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cidātmakam -
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cidātmaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cidātmaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cidātmakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 17.19
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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