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 10.493

प्रत्यूषश्च प्रदोषश्च वसवोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः ।
वसवः कथिताह्येते आदित्यांश्च निबोध मे ॥ ४९३ ॥

pratyūṣaśca pradoṣaśca vasavo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ |
vasavaḥ kathitāhyete ādityāṃśca nibodha me || 493 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.493 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 (10.493). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyusha, Pratyushas, Pradosha, Vasu, Vasava, Ashta, Ashti, Prakirtita, Kathita, Aditya, Bodha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pratyūṣaśca pradoṣaśca vasavo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ
  • pratyūṣaś -
  • pratyūṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pratyūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradoṣaś -
  • pradoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasavo' -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vasavaḥ kathitāhyete ādityāṃśca nibodha me
  • vasavaḥ -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathitā -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • ahyete -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [present passive third dual]
  • ādityāṃś -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.493

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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