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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 22.46
विज्ञानार्थी तथा शिष्यो गुरोर्गुर्वन्तरं त्विति ।
गुरूणां भूयसां मध्ये यतो विज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥ ४६ ॥
vijñānārthī tathā śiṣyo gurorgurvantaraṃ tviti |
gurūṇāṃ bhūyasāṃ madhye yato vijñānamuttamam || 46 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 22.46 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 (22.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vijnana, Arthin, Arthi, Tatha, Shishya, Guru, Gurvanta, Iti, Bhuyas, Bhuyasa, Madhye, Madhya, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 22.46). 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: “vijñānārthī tathā śiṣyo gurorgurvantaraṃ tviti ”
- vijñānā -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthī -
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arthī (noun, masculine)[compound]arthī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śiṣyo* -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- guror -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- gurvanta -
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gurvanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gurvanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “gurūṇāṃ bhūyasāṃ madhye yato vijñānamuttamam ”
- gurūṇām -
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guru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guru (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gurū (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gurū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]gurū (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- bhūyasām -
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bhūyas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūyasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- vijñānam -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 22.46
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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