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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 18.5
परासंपुटितं नाम स्वाहान्तं प्रथमान्तकम् ।
शतं सहस्रं साष्टं वा तेन शक्त्यैव होमयेत् ॥ ५ ॥
parāsaṃpuṭitaṃ nāma svāhāntaṃ prathamāntakam |
śataṃ sahasraṃ sāṣṭaṃ vā tena śaktyaiva homayet || 5 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 18.5 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 (18.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parasa, Putita, Naman, Svaha, Prathama, Taka, Shata, Sahasram, Sahasra, Sashta, Tad, Tena, Shakti, Shaktin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 18.5). 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: “parāsaṃpuṭitaṃ nāma svāhāntaṃ prathamāntakam ”
- parāsam -
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parāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṭitam -
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puṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṭ -> puṭita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √puṭ]√puṭ -> puṭita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √puṭ]√puṭ -> puṭitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √puṭ]√puṭ -> puṭita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṭ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṭ]√puṭ -> puṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṭ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṭ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √puṭ], [accusative single from √puṭ]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svāhān -
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svāha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- 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]
- prathamān -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- takam -
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taka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śataṃ sahasraṃ sāṣṭaṃ vā tena śaktyaiva homayet ”
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sāṣṭam -
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sāṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- śaktyai -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaktī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]śaktī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]śaktī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ho -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayet -
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√mā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√may (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√mī (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 18.5
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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