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 5.26

पूर्वपत्रं प्रसाध्यवमितराण्येवमेव हि ।
केसराणि च संलिख्य चतुर्विंशतिसंख्यया ॥ २६ ॥

pūrvapatraṃ prasādhyavamitarāṇyevameva hi |
kesarāṇi ca saṃlikhya caturviṃśatisaṃkhyayā || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 5.26 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 (5.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Patra, Prasadhya, Vamita, Ranya, Kesara, Likhya, Caturvimshat, Sankhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pūrvapatraṃ prasādhyavamitarāṇyevameva hi
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • patram -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasādhya -
  • prasādhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vamita -
  • vamita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vamita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṇye -
  • raṇ -> rāṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [locative single from √raṇ class 4 verb]
    raṇ -> rāṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [locative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb], [locative single from √raṇ class 4 verb]
    raṇ -> rāṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raṇ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raṇ class 4 verb]
    ran -> rāṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ran class 1 verb], [locative single from √ran class 4 verb]
    ran -> rāṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [locative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [locative single from √ran class 4 verb]
    ran -> rāṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ran class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ran class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ran class 4 verb]
  • vameva -
  • vam (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “kesarāṇi ca saṃlikhya caturviṃśatisaṃkhyayā
  • kesarāṇi -
  • kesara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • likhya -
  • likhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> likhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
  • caturviṃśati -
  • caturviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    caturviṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • saṅkhyayā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 5.26

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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