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 4.388

जीवो वै केवलस्तत्र आत्मज्ञानक्रियान्वितः ।
बन्धनाशेषनिर्मुक्तः सत्तामात्रस्वरूपकः ॥ ३८८ ॥

jīvo vai kevalastatra ātmajñānakriyānvitaḥ |
bandhanāśeṣanirmuktaḥ sattāmātrasvarūpakaḥ || 388 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.388 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 (4.388). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiva, Kevala, Atmajnana, Kriyanvita, Bandhana, Mukta, Sattamatra, Svarupaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.388). 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: “jīvo vai kevalastatra ātmajñānakriyānvitaḥ
  • jīvo* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kevalas -
  • kevala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra*ā -
  • trai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmajñāna -
  • ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyānvitaḥ -
  • kriyānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bandhanāśeṣanirmuktaḥ sattāmātrasvarūpakaḥ
  • bandhanā -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśeṣan -
  • śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muktaḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • sattāmātra -
  • sattāmātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarūpakaḥ -
  • svarūpaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.388

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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