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.

एष स्यान्मूर्तियागस्तु सर्वयागप्रधानकः ।
काम्ये तु संविधौ सप्तकृत्वः कार्यस्तथाविधः ॥ १०१ ॥

eṣa syānmūrtiyāgastu sarvayāgapradhānakaḥ |
kāmye tu saṃvidhau saptakṛtvaḥ kāryastathāvidhaḥ || 101 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 28.101 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 (28.101). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Syat, Sya, Murti, Yaga, Sarva, Aga, Pradhana, Kah, Kamya, Samvidh, Samvidhi, Saptakritvah, Kari, Karya, Tathavidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 28.101). 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: “eṣa syānmūrtiyāgastu sarvayāgapradhānakaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • mūrti -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yāgas -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvayā -
  • sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aga -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradhāna -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāmye tu saṃvidhau saptakṛtvaḥ kāryastathāvidhaḥ
  • kāmye -
  • kāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kam], [vocative dual from √kam], [accusative dual from √kam], [locative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kam], [vocative single from √kam], [vocative dual from √kam], [accusative dual from √kam]
    kam (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃvidhau -
  • saṃvidh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃvidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saptakṛtvaḥ -
  • saptakṛtvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāryas -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [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 -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • tathāvidhaḥ -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 28.101

Cover of edition (2000)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (2018)

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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