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.

अथ श्रीतन्त्रालोके द्वात्रिंशमाह्निकम् ।
अथ कथये मुद्राणां गुर्वागमगीतमत्र विधिम् ।
मुद्रा च प्रतिबिम्बात्मा श्रीमद्देव्याख्ययामले ।
उक्ता बिम्बोदयश्रुत्या वाच्यद्वयविवेचनात् ॥ १ ॥

atha śrītantrāloke dvātriṃśamāhnikam |
atha kathaye mudrāṇāṃ gurvāgamagītamatra vidhim |
mudrā ca pratibimbātmā śrīmaddevyākhyayāmale |
uktā bimbodayaśrutyā vācyadvayavivecanāt || 1 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 32.1 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:

Buy now! English translation by Satya Prakash Singh & Swami Maheshvarananda (2015)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (32.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Shri, Tantraloka, Dvatrimsha, Ahnika, Mudra, Guru, Agama, Gita, Atra, Vidhi, Pratibimba, Asmad, Shrimat, Devi, Devin, Devya, Akhyaya, Akhya, Amala, Ukta, Bimba, Bimbu, Udaya, Shruti, Shrutya, Vacya, Dvaya, Vivecana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 32.1). 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: “atha śrītantrāloke dvātriṃśamāhnikam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tantrāloke -
  • tantrāloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tantrāloka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvātriṃśam -
  • dvātriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvātriṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhnikam -
  • āhnika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhnika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhnikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “atha kathaye mudrāṇāṃ gurvāgamagītamatra vidhim
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathaye -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • mudrāṇām -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gurvā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āgama -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “mudrā ca pratibimbātmā śrīmaddevyākhyayāmale
  • mudrā -
  • mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratibimbāt -
  • pratibimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śrīmad -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devyā -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    devya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dīv]
    dīv -> devya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dīv]
    dīv -> devya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dīv]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dīv]
    dīv -> devya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dīv]
    dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dīv]
  • ākhyayā -
  • ākhyayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amale -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    amala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    amalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Line 4: “uktā bimbodayaśrutyā vācyadvayavivecanāt
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • bimbo -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bimbu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutyā* -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrutya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrutyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vācya -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac]
  • dvaya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivecanāt -
  • vivecana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vivecana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 32.1

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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