Svacchanda-tantra [sanskrit]

30,869 words | ISBN-10: 8172700989 | ISBN-13: 9788172700980

The Sanskrit edition of the Svacchanda-tantra, a large work in the form of a manaul describing Kashmir Shaiva rituals. The extant Svacchandatantra contains over 3,000 shlokas (metrical verses) and highlights the worship of Svacchanda Bhairava (a fierce form of Shiva) and his consort Aghoreshvari. The text can be dated to at least the 7th century. Alternative titles: Svacchandatantra (स्वच्छन्दतन्त्र), Śrīsvacchandatantram (श्रीस्वच्छन्दतन्त्रम्, Shrisvacchandatantram)

Verse 2.120

पञ्चवक्त्रास्त्रिनेत्राश्च दशबाह्विन्दुशेखराः ।
कपालमालाभरणाः स्फुरन्माणिक्यमण्डिताः ॥ १२० ॥

pañcavaktrāstrinetrāśca daśabāhvinduśekharāḥ |
kapālamālābharaṇāḥ sphuranmāṇikyamaṇḍitāḥ || 120 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.120 is contained in the book Sri Svacchandatantram (Set of 5 Volumes) by Dr. Paramahansa Mishra (डॉ. परमहंस मिश्र). 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 (2.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancavaktra, Trinetra, Dashabahu, Dashabahvi, Indushekhara, Kapalamalabharana, Sphurat, Manikya, Maniki, Amandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.120). 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: “pañcavaktrāstrinetrāśca daśabāhvinduśekharāḥ
  • pañcavaktrās -
  • pañcavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pañcavaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • trinetrāś -
  • trinetra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trinetrā (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]
  • daśabāhvi -
  • daśabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daśabāhvī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    daśabāhvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    daśabāhvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • induśekharāḥ -
  • induśekhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kapālamālābharaṇāḥ sphuranmāṇikyamaṇḍitāḥ
  • kapālamālābharaṇāḥ -
  • kapālamālābharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sphuran -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • māṇikya -
  • māṇikya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṇikya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṇikī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    māṇikī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    māṇikī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amaṇḍitāḥ -
  • amaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.120

Cover of edition (2004)

Svacchandatantram (Two Volumes)
by Prof.Radheyshyam Chaturvedi (2004)

With the Commentary Svacchandodyota by Acarya Sri Ksemaraja and Jnanavati; [Sanskrit Text With Hindi Translation]; [स्व्छ्न्द्तन्त्रम]; [Chaukhambha Vidya Bhawan]

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