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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 23.70
ऊर्ध्वदृष्टौ प्रपन्नः सन्ननाश्वस्तस्ततः परम् ।
अधःशास्त्रं प्रपद्यापि न श्रेयःपात्रतामियात् ॥ ७० ॥
ūrdhvadṛṣṭau prapannaḥ sannanāśvastastataḥ param |
adhaḥśāstraṃ prapadyāpi na śreyaḥpātratāmiyāt || 70 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 23.70 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 (23.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Urdhvadrishti, Prapanna, Sannam, Ashvasta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Param, Para, Adhah, Adhas, Shastra, Prapad, Api, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Patrata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 23.70). 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: “ūrdhvadṛṣṭau prapannaḥ sannanāśvastastataḥ param ”
- ūrdhvadṛṣṭau -
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ūrdhvadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]ūrdhvadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prapannaḥ -
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prapanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sannan -
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sannam (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- āśvastas -
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āśvasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “adhaḥśāstraṃ prapadyāpi na śreyaḥpātratāmiyāt ”
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prapadyā -
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prapad (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [locative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- pātratām -
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pātratā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iyāt -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 23.70
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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