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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 20.4
वह्निदीपितफट्कारधोरणीदाहपीडितम् ।
बीजं निर्बीजतामेति स्वसूतिकरणाक्षमम् ॥ ४ ॥
vahnidīpitaphaṭkāradhoraṇīdāhapīḍitam |
bījaṃ nirbījatāmeti svasūtikaraṇākṣamam || 4 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 20.4 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 (20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dipita, Phatkara, Dhorani, Dahapidita, Bija, Nirbija, Tama, Tami, Iti, Svasu, Svan, Utikarana, Akshama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 20.4). 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: “vahnidīpitaphaṭkāradhoraṇīdāhapīḍitam ”
- vahni -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dīpita -
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dīpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √dīp]√dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √dīp]√dīp -> dīpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dīp]√dīp -> dīpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dīp]
- phaṭkāra -
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phaṭkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phaṭkāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhoraṇī -
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dhoraṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhoraṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dāhapīḍitam -
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dāhapīḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāhapīḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bījaṃ nirbījatāmeti svasūtikaraṇākṣamam ”
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bījā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirbīja -
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nirbīja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirbīja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāme -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- svasū -
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svasū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]svan (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ūtikaraṇā -
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ūtikaraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūtikaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṣamam -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 20.4
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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