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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 28.238
स्वयम्भूमुनिदेवर्षिमनुजादिभुवां गृहे ।
मृतास्ते तत्पुरं प्राप्य पुरेशैर्दीक्षिताः क्रमात् ॥ २३८ ॥
svayambhūmunidevarṣimanujādibhuvāṃ gṛhe |
mṛtāste tatpuraṃ prāpya pureśairdīkṣitāḥ kramāt || 238 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 28.238 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 (28.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svayambhu, Munideva, Rishi, Anuja, Bhu, Grih, Griha, Mrita, Tad, Yushmad, Tat, Pur, Pura, Prapya, Puri, Isha, Dikshita, Kramat, Krama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 28.238). 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: “svayambhūmunidevarṣimanujādibhuvāṃ gṛhe ”
- svayambhū -
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svayambhū (noun, masculine)[compound]svayambhū (noun, feminine)[compound]svayambhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]svayambhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- munidevar -
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munideva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛṣim -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anujā -
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anuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anujā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhuvām -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[genitive plural], [locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural], [locative single]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “mṛtāste tatpuraṃ prāpya pureśairdīkṣitāḥ kramāt ”
- mṛtās -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puram -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pure -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]puri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√pur (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- īśair -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]īśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dīkṣitāḥ -
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dīkṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dīkṣ], [vocative plural from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dīkṣ], [vocative plural from √dīkṣ], [accusative plural from √dīkṣ]
- kramāt -
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kramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 28.238
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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