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 10.134

कृष्णाङ्गारा तु नैऋत्यां राक्षसेशस्य कीर्तिता ।
पश्चिमेन जलेशस्य नाम्ना शुद्धवती स्मृता ॥ १३४ ॥

kṛṣṇāṅgārā tu naiṛtyāṃ rākṣaseśasya kīrtitā |
paścimena jaleśasya nāmnā śuddhavatī smṛtā || 134 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.134 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 (10.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishnangara, Rakshasesha, Kirtita, Pashcimena, Pashcima, Jalesha, Namna, Naman, Shuddhavat, Shuddhavati, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.134). 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: “kṛṣṇāṅgārā tu naiṛtyāṃ rākṣaseśasya kīrtitā
  • kṛṣṇāṅgārā -
  • kṛṣṇāṅgārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse naiṛtyām*rā
  • rākṣaseśasya -
  • rākṣaseśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kīrtitā -
  • kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “paścimena jaleśasya nāmnā śuddhavatī smṛtā
  • paścimena -
  • paścimena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jaleśasya -
  • jaleśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhavatī -
  • śuddhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śuddhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śudh -> śuddhavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddhavatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single 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 10.134

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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