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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 17.87
मूलस्थानात्समारभ्य कृत्वा सोमेशमन्तगम् ।
खमिवातिष्ठते यावत्प्रशान्तं तावदुच्यते ॥ ८७ ॥
mūlasthānātsamārabhya kṛtvā someśamantagam |
khamivātiṣṭhate yāvatpraśāntaṃ tāvaducyate || 87 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 17.87 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 (17.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mulasthana, Samarabhya, Kritva, Kritvan, Soma, Soman, Isha, Ish, Antaga, Kham, Kha, Iva, Atishthat, Atishthata, Yavat, Prashanta, Tavat, Ucyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 17.87). 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: “mūlasthānātsamārabhya kṛtvā someśamantagam ”
- mūlasthānāt -
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mūlasthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- samārabhya -
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samārabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samārabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- some -
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soma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]soma (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]soman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]somā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśam -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- antagam -
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antaga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antaga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antagā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “khamivātiṣṭhate yāvatpraśāntaṃ tāvaducyate ”
- kham -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atiṣṭhate -
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atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)[dative single]atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)[dative single]atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāvat -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- praśāntam -
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praśānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praśānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praśāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 17.87
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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