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 25.15
तद्वाहकालापेक्षा च कार्या तद्रूपसिद्धये ।
स्वाच्छन्द्येनाथ तत्सिद्धिं विधिना भाविना चरेत् ॥ १५ ॥
tadvāhakālāpekṣā ca kāryā tadrūpasiddhaye |
svācchandyenātha tatsiddhiṃ vidhinā bhāvinā caret || 15 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 25.15 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 (25.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tadva, Tadvan, Ahaka, Alapa, Iksha, Kari, Karya, Tadrupa, Siddhi, Svacchandya, Atha, Tat, Tad, Vidhi, Bhavin, Bhavi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 25.15). 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: “tadvāhakālāpekṣā ca kāryā tadrūpasiddhaye ”
- tadvā -
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tadvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- āhakā -
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āhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālāpe -
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ālāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ālāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īkṣā -
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īkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāryā -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kārī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- tadrūpa -
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tadrūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tadrūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhaye -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “svācchandyenātha tatsiddhiṃ vidhinā bhāvinā caret ”
- svācchandyenā -
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svācchandya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- siddhim -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidhinā -
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vidhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vidhī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhāvinā -
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bhāvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhāvī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- caret -
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√car (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 25.15
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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