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.

अर्थबीजप्रवेशान्तरुच्चाराद्यनुसारतः ।
नहि तत्किंचनाप्यस्ति यत्पुरा न निरूपितम् ॥ १२२ ॥

arthabījapraveśāntaruccārādyanusārataḥ |
nahi tatkiṃcanāpyasti yatpurā na nirūpitam || 122 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 30.122 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 (30.122). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Bija, Pravesha, Rud, Cara, Yat, Usri, Arata, Nahi, Tat, Tad, Kincana, Api, Apya, Asti, Yad, Pura, Nirupita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 30.122). 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: “arthabījapraveśāntaruccārādyanusārataḥ
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bīja -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praveśān -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ruc -
  • rud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārād -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arataḥ -
  • arata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nahi tatkiṃcanāpyasti yatpurā na nirūpitam
  • nahi -
  • nahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcanā -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āpya -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √i]
    āp -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √āp]
    i -> āpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    i -> āpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i]
    i -> āpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i]
    āpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirūpitam -
  • nirūpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 30.122

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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