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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 24.3
ऊर्ध्वशासनगानां च समयोपहतात्मनाम् ।
अन्त्येष्टिदीक्षा कर्तव्या गुरुणा तत्त्ववेदिना ॥ ३ ॥
ūrdhvaśāsanagānāṃ ca samayopahatātmanām |
antyeṣṭidīkṣā kartavyā guruṇā tattvavedinā || 3 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 24.3 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 (24.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Urdhva, Shasana, Sama, Samaya, Upahatatman, Upahatatmana, Diksha, Kartavya, Guru, Tattva, Vedi, Vedin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 24.3). 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: “ūrdhvaśāsanagānāṃ ca samayopahatātmanām ”
- ūrdhva -
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ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāsana -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gānām -
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ga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samayo -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]samayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- upahatātmanām -
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upahatātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]upahatātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]upahatātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “antyeṣṭidīkṣā kartavyā guruṇā tattvavedinā ”
- antyeṣṭi -
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antyeṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dīkṣā -
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dīkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kartavyā* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- guruṇā -
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guru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]guru (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gurū (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tattva -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedinā -
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vedi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vedi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vedin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vedin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 24.3
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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