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.

तन्मूर्त्युत्साहदवर्धनाश्च बलसुबलभद्रदावहकाः ।
तद्वान्दाता चेशो नन्दनसमभद्रतन्मूर्तिः ॥ १५ ॥

tanmūrtyutsāhadavardhanāśca balasubalabhadradāvahakāḥ |
tadvāndātā ceśo nandanasamabhadratanmūrtiḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 33.15 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 (33.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Tan, Murti, Utsaha, Dava, Bala, Subala, Bhadra, Davan, Hak, Tadvat, Datri, Data, Isha, Ish, Nandana, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 33.15). 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: “tanmūrtyutsāhadavardhanāśca balasubalabhadradāvahakāḥ
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mūrtyu -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • utsāha -
  • utsāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • davar -
  • dava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    du (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāś -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • subala -
  • subala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhadra -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāva -
  • dāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • hak -
  • hak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tadvāndātā ceśo nandanasamabhadratanmūrtiḥ
  • tadvān -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dātā -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśo* -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nandana -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nandana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhadra -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mūrtiḥ -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 33.15

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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