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.

एवं पञ्चप्रकारा सा ब्रह्मस्थानविनिर्गता ।
ब्रह्मस्थाने विशन्ती तु तडिल्लीना विराजते ॥ २५० ॥

evaṃ pañcaprakārā sā brahmasthānavinirgatā |
brahmasthāne viśantī tu taḍillīnā virājate || 250 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 29.250 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 (29.250). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Brahmasthana, Vinirgata, Vishat, Vishanti, Tadit, Lina, Viraja, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 29.250). 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: “evaṃ pañcaprakārā brahmasthānavinirgatā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcaprakārā -
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brahmasthāna -
  • brahmasthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinirgatā -
  • vinirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmasthāne viśantī tu taḍillīnā virājate
  • brahmasthāne -
  • brahmasthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brahmasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • viśantī -
  • viśantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • taḍil -
  • taḍit (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taḍit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • līnā* -
  • līna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    līnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> līna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 9 verb]
    -> līnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 9 verb]
  • virāja -
  • virāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 29.250

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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