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 2.242

पूर्ववक्त्रेऽप्यथैवं स्यादूर्ध्ववक्त्रं शिवान्वितम् ।
त्रिराहुतिप्रयोगेण वक्त्रसंधिः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ २४२ ॥

pūrvavaktre'pyathaivaṃ syādūrdhvavaktraṃ śivānvitam |
trirāhutiprayogeṇa vaktrasaṃdhiḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 242 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.242 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:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Dr. Paramahansa Mishra (डॉ. परमहंस मिश्र) (2004)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.242). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvavaktra, Api, Apya, Atha, Evam, Eva, Syat, Sya, Urdhvavaktra, Shiva, Vita, Trih, Tri, Ahuti, Prayoga, Vaktri, Vaktra, Asandhi, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.242). 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: “pūrvavaktre'pyathaivaṃ syādūrdhvavaktraṃ śivānvitam
  • pūrvavaktre' -
  • pūrvavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvavaktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • athai -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ūrdhvavaktram -
  • ūrdhvavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śivān -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “trirāhutiprayogeṇa vaktrasaṃdhiḥ prakīrtitaḥ
  • trir -
  • triḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    triḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhuti -
  • āhuti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āhuti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āhutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āhutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    āhutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prayogeṇa -
  • prayoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayoga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vaktra -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaktṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asandhiḥ -
  • asandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakīrtitaḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.242

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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