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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 31.138
द्वारप्राकारकोणेषु नेत्रानलशरानृतून् ।
नाडयो ब्रह्मवंशस्य लोप्या नेत्राद्रसस्थिताः ॥ १३८ ॥
dvāraprākārakoṇeṣu netrānalaśarānṛtūn |
nāḍayo brahmavaṃśasya lopyā netrādrasasthitāḥ || 138 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 31.138 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 (31.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dvara, Prakara, Kona, Netra, Ala, Shara, Ritu, Nadi, Sha, Shasya, Lopya, Rasa, Sthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 31.138). 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: “dvāraprākārakoṇeṣu netrānalaśarānṛtūn ”
- dvāra -
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dvāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prākāra -
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prākāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṇeṣu -
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koṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- netrān -
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netra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śarān -
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śara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ṛtūn -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nāḍayo brahmavaṃśasya lopyā netrādrasasthitāḥ ”
- nāḍayo* -
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nāḍi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāḍi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- brahmavaṃ -
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brahmavan (noun, masculine)[adverb]brahmavan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- śasya -
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śasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṃs -> śasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śaṃs]√śas -> śasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śas]śa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śaṃs -> śasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
- lopyā* -
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lopya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lopyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lup -> lopya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb]√lup -> lopyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 6 verb]
- netrād -
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netra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]netra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 31.138
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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