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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 31.142
मर्मणां च शते द्वे च ऋषिभिर्गुणिता दिशः ।
नेत्रादिकांश्च संमार्ज्य मार्गमध्यात् सुशोभने ॥ १४२ ॥
marmaṇāṃ ca śate dve ca ṛṣibhirguṇitā diśaḥ |
netrādikāṃśca saṃmārjya mārgamadhyāt suśobhane || 142 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 31.142 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 (31.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Marman, Shata, Dva, Rishi, Gunita, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Netri, Netra, Adika, Marjya, Marga, Sushobhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 31.142). 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: “marmaṇāṃ ca śate dve ca ṛṣibhirguṇitā diśaḥ ”
- marmaṇām -
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marman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śate -
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śata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dve -
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dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣibhir -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- guṇitā* -
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guṇita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- diśaḥ -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “netrādikāṃśca saṃmārjya mārgamadhyāt suśobhane ”
- netrā -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]netṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādikāṃś -
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ādika (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mārjya -
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√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)[compound from √mṛj]√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)[compound from √mṛj]√mārj -> mārjya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mārj]√mṛj -> mārjya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mṛj]√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj]√mṛj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj]√mārj -> mārjya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mārj class 10 verb]√mārj -> mārjya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mārj class 10 verb]
- mārgam -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mārgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhyāt -
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√dhyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- suśobhane -
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suśobhana (noun, masculine)[locative single]suśobhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]suśobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 31.142
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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