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 4.1

चतुर्थः पटलः ।
अधिवासानन्तरभाविनीं दीक्षां प्रस्तावयितुं श्रीभैरव उवाच ।
प्रत्यूषे विमले कृत्वा शौचाद्यान्पुर्र्ववत्क्रमात् ।
सकलीकरणं कृत्वा पूर्ववत्प्रविशेद्गृहम् ॥ १ ॥

caturthaḥ paṭalaḥ |
adhivāsānantarabhāvinīṃ dīkṣāṃ prastāvayituṃ śrībhairava uvāca |
pratyūṣe vimale kṛtvā śaucādyānpurrvavatkramāt |
sakalīkaraṇaṃ kṛtvā pūrvavatpraviśedgṛham || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.1 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 (4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturtha, Patala, Adhivasa, Antara, Bhavini, Diksha, Prasta, Shri, Bhairava, Pratyusha, Vimale, Vimala, Kritva, Kritvan, Shauca, Yat, Yah, Avat, Kramat, Krama, Sakali, Karana, Purvavat, Pra, Grih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.1). 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: “caturthaḥ paṭalaḥ
  • caturthaḥ -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭalaḥ -
  • paṭala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adhivāsānantarabhāvinīṃ dīkṣāṃ prastāvayituṃ śrībhairava uvāca
  • adhivāsān -
  • adhivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antara -
  • antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhāvinīm -
  • bhāvinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dīkṣām -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prastā -
  • pras -> prasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pras class 1 verb]
  • āvayitum -
  • av -> āvayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √av]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhairava* -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “pratyūṣe vimale kṛtvā śaucādyānpurrvavatkramāt
  • pratyūṣe -
  • pratyūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratyūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vimale -
  • vimale (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vimala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • śaucād -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pur -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rva -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 4: “sakalīkaraṇaṃ kṛtvā pūrvavatpraviśedgṛham
  • sakalī -
  • sakalī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sakalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • karaṇam -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśed -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.1

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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