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 4.250

नाधो निरीक्षते भूयः शिवतत्त्वं गतो यदा ।
अधो वै यात्यधर्मेण धर्मेणोर्ध्वं व्रजेत्पुनः ॥ २५० ॥

nādho nirīkṣate bhūyaḥ śivatattvaṃ gato yadā |
adho vai yātyadharmeṇa dharmeṇordhvaṃ vrajetpunaḥ || 250 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.250 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 (4.250). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadhas, Nih, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Shivatattva, Gat, Gata, Yada, Yad, Adhah, Adhas, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Adharma, Dharmena, Dharma, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.250). 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: “nādho nirīkṣate bhūyaḥ śivatattvaṃ gato yadā
  • nādho* -
  • nādhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣate -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śivatattvam -
  • śivatattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “adho vai yātyadharmeṇa dharmeṇordhvaṃ vrajetpunaḥ
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yātya -
  • yātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmeṇo -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.250

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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