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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 32.26
कनिष्ठया विदार्यास्यं तर्जनीभ्यां भ्रुवौ तथा ।
अनामे मध्यमे वक्त्रे जिह्वया तालुकं स्पृशेत् ॥ २६ ॥
kaniṣṭhayā vidāryāsyaṃ tarjanībhyāṃ bhruvau tathā |
anāme madhyame vaktre jihvayā tālukaṃ spṛśet || 26 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 32.26 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 (32.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kanishtha, Vidari, Vidarin, Asya, Tarjani, Bhru, Bhruva, Tatha, Anama, Madhyama, Vaktri, Vaktra, Jihva, Taluka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 32.26). 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: “kaniṣṭhayā vidāryāsyaṃ tarjanībhyāṃ bhruvau tathā ”
- kaniṣṭhayā -
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kaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vidāryā -
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vidāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]vidārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]vidārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vidārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- tarjanībhyām -
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tarjanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- bhruvau -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anāme madhyame vaktre jihvayā tālukaṃ spṛśet ”
- anāme -
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anāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhyame -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaktre -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaktrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jihvayā -
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jihvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tālukam -
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tāluka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tālukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- spṛśet -
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√spṛś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 32.26
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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