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 10.150

वायोर्दक्षिणतो देवि सिद्धा नाम्ना पुरी स्मृता ।
वसन्ति किन्नरास्तत्र पुरैर्हेमार्कसप्रभैः ॥ १५० ॥

vāyordakṣiṇato devi siddhā nāmnā purī smṛtā |
vasanti kinnarāstatra purairhemārkasaprabhaiḥ || 150 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.150 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 (10.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayu, Dakshinatah, Devi, Devin, Siddha, Namna, Naman, Puri, Smrita, Vasat, Vasanti, Kinnara, Tatra, Pura, Hemarka, Saprabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vāyordakṣiṇato devi siddhā nāmnā purī smṛtā
  • vāyor -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dakṣiṇato* -
  • dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • siddhā* -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vasanti kinnarāstatra purairhemārkasaprabhaiḥ
  • vasanti -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kinnarās -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kinnarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purair -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hemārka -
  • hemārka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hemārka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saprabhaiḥ -
  • saprabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saprabha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.150

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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