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 7.53

घटिकाः षष्टिस्त्वहोरात्रे बाह्ये तु प्रवहन्ति वै ।
ता एवान्तरचारेण षष्टिः संवत्सराः स्मृताः ॥ ५३ ॥

ghaṭikāḥ ṣaṣṭistvahorātre bāhye tu pravahanti vai |
tā evāntaracāreṇa ṣaṣṭiḥ saṃvatsarāḥ smṛtāḥ || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 7.53 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 (7.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghatika, Shashtih, Shashti, Tva, Ahoratra, Ahoratri, Bahye, Bahya, Prava, Tas, Eva, Tara, Cara, Samvatsara, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 7.53). 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: “ghaṭikāḥ ṣaṣṭistvahorātre bāhye tu pravahanti vai
  • ghaṭikāḥ -
  • ghaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghaṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣaṣṭis -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahorātre -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ahorātri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahorātri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bāhye -
  • bāhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “ evāntaracāreṇa ṣaṣṭiḥ saṃvatsarāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāreṇa -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃvatsarāḥ -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural 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 7.53

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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