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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 31.78
एकैकस्मिन्दले कुर्यात्केसराणां त्रयं त्रयम् ।
द्विगुणाष्टाङ्गुलं कार्यं तद्वच्छृङ्गकजत्रयम् ॥ ७८ ॥
ekaikasmindale kuryātkesarāṇāṃ trayaṃ trayam |
dviguṇāṣṭāṅgulaṃ kāryaṃ tadvacchṛṅgakajatrayam || 78 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 31.78 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 (31.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eka, Dala, Dali, Kesara, Traya, Dviguna, Angula, Karya, Tadvat, Shringaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 31.78). 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: “ekaikasmindale kuryātkesarāṇāṃ trayaṃ trayam ”
- ekai -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekasmin -
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eka (noun, masculine)[locative single]eka (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dale -
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dala (noun, masculine)[locative single]dala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dali (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- kesarāṇām -
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kesara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kesara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kesarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- trayam -
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traya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]traya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- trayam -
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traya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]traya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dviguṇāṣṭāṅgulaṃ kāryaṃ tadvacchṛṅgakajatrayam ”
- dviguṇāṣ -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dviguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṭā -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgulam -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- tadvacch -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śṛṅgaka -
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śṛṅgaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trayam -
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traya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]traya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 31.78
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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