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.

अपरा सा परा काली भीषणा चण्डयोगिनी ।
दृष्ट्वैतन्मण्डलं देव्यः सर्वा नृत्यन्ति सर्वदा ॥ ४१ ॥

aparā sā parā kālī bhīṣaṇā caṇḍayoginī |
dṛṣṭvaitanmaṇḍalaṃ devyaḥ sarvā nṛtyanti sarvadā || 41 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 31.41 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 (31.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apara, Para, Kali, Kalin, Bhishana, Candi, Etad, Mandala, Devi, Devya, Saru, Sarva, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 31.41). 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: “aparā parā kālī bhīṣaṇā caṇḍayoginī
  • aparā -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālī -
  • kālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīṣaṇā -
  • bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caṇḍayo -
  • caṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvaitanmaṇḍalaṃ devyaḥ sarvā nṛtyanti sarvadā
  • dṛṣṭvai -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devyaḥ -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dīv]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛtyanti -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 31.41

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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