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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 29.51
अन्तर्द्वादशकं पूज्यं ततोऽष्टाष्टाकमेव च ।
चतुष्कं वा यथेच्छं वा का सङ्ख्या किल रश्मिषु ॥ ५१ ॥
antardvādaśakaṃ pūjyaṃ tato'ṣṭāṣṭākameva ca |
catuṣkaṃ vā yathecchaṃ vā kā saṅkhyā kila raśmiṣu || 51 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 29.51 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 (29.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Antar, Dvadashaka, Pujya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ashta, Taka, Eva, Catushka, Var, Yatheccha, Sankhya, Kila, Rashmi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 29.51). 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: “antardvādaśakaṃ pūjyaṃ tato'ṣṭāṣṭākameva ca ”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvādaśakam -
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dvādaśaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvādaśaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūjyam -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūjya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūjyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- tato' -
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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]
- aṣṭāṣ -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √aś class 5 verb]
- ṭākam -
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ṭāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “catuṣkaṃ vā yathecchaṃ vā kā saṅkhyā kila raśmiṣu ”
- catuṣkam -
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catuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]catuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatheccham -
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yatheccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yatheccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yathecchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṅkhyā -
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saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- raśmiṣu -
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raśmi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]raśmī (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 29.51
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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