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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 17.31
कृत्वाथ शिवहस्तेन हृदयं परिमर्शयेत् ।
ततः स्वनाडीमार्गेण हृदयं प्राप्य वै शिशोः ॥ ३१ ॥
kṛtvātha śivahastena hṛdayaṃ parimarśayet |
tataḥ svanāḍīmārgeṇa hṛdayaṃ prāpya vai śiśoḥ || 31 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 17.31 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 (17.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kritva, Kritvan, Atha, Shivahasta, Hridaya, Pari, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svana, Svan, Adi, Arga, Prapya, Shishu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 17.31). 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: “kṛtvātha śivahastena hṛdayaṃ parimarśayet ”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śivahastena -
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śivahasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śivahasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- marśayet -
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√mṛś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “tataḥ svanāḍīmārgeṇa hṛdayaṃ prāpya vai śiśoḥ ”
- tataḥ -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- svanā -
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svana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]svan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svan (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√svan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āḍīm -
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āḍī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- argeṇa -
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arga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- śiśoḥ -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 17.31
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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