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 10.431

योजनानां शतादूर्ध्वं मेघाः सत्त्ववहाः स्मृताः ।
मत्स्यमण्डूककूर्मांश्च वर्षन्त्येते च दुर्दिने ॥ ४३१ ॥

yojanānāṃ śatādūrdhvaṃ meghāḥ sattvavahāḥ smṛtāḥ |
matsyamaṇḍūkakūrmāṃśca varṣantyete ca durdine || 431 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.431 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 (10.431). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yojana, Shata, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Megha, Sattva, Vaha, Smrita, Smrito, Matsya, Manduka, Kurma, Varshat, Varshanti, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Durdina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.431). 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: “yojanānāṃ śatādūrdhvaṃ meghāḥ sattvavahāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • yojanānām -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatād -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • meghāḥ -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vahāḥ -
  • vaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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]
  • Line 2: “matsyamaṇḍūkakūrmāṃśca varṣantyete ca durdine
  • matsya -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇḍūka -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍūka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūrmāṃś -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣantye -
  • varṣantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    varṣantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    varṣantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durdine -
  • durdina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durdina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durdinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.431

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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