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 3.160

मन्त्राः करणभूतास्तु पशुकार्यस्य साधने ।
आचार्यः करणं प्रोक्तः शिवरूपो यतः स्मृतः ॥ १६० ॥

mantrāḥ karaṇabhūtāstu paśukāryasya sādhane |
ācāryaḥ karaṇaṃ proktaḥ śivarūpo yataḥ smṛtaḥ || 160 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 3.160 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 (3.160). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantra, Karana, Bhuta, Pashuka, Arya, Sadhana, Acari, Acarya, Prokta, Shivarupa, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mantrāḥ karaṇabhūtāstu paśukāryasya sādhane
  • mantrāḥ -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karaṇa -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtās -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paśukā -
  • paśukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aryasya -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    arya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sādhane -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ācāryaḥ karaṇaṃ proktaḥ śivarūpo yataḥ smṛtaḥ
  • ācāryaḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karaṇam -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktaḥ -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivarūpo* -
  • śivarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 3.160

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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