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 3.121

शिशोः कर्म प्रकर्तव्यं यथा भवति तच्छृणु ।
द्वारे मण्डलकं कृत्वा दर्भं तस्योपरि न्यसेत् ॥ १२१ ॥

śiśoḥ karma prakartavyaṃ yathā bhavati tacchṛṇu |
dvāre maṇḍalakaṃ kṛtvā darbhaṃ tasyopari nyaset || 121 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 3.121 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 (3.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishu, Karman, Prakartavya, Yatha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tat, Tad, Dvara, Mandalaka, Kritva, Kritvan, Darbha, Upari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 3.121). 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: “śiśoḥ karma prakartavyaṃ yathā bhavati tacchṛṇu
  • śiśoḥ -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prakartavyam -
  • prakartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “dvāre maṇḍalakaṃ kṛtvā darbhaṃ tasyopari nyaset
  • dvāre -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • maṇḍalakam -
  • maṇḍalaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • darbham -
  • darbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 3.121

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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