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 10.971

ब्राह्मैर्देवैः परिवृतः शारदाभ्रैरिवांशुमान् ।
पैशाचं राक्षासं याक्षं गान्धर्वं त्वैन्द्रमेव च ॥ ९७१ ॥

brāhmairdevaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śāradābhrairivāṃśumān |
paiśācaṃ rākṣāsaṃ yākṣaṃ gāndharvaṃ tvaindrameva ca || 971 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.971 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 (10.971). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Deva, Parivrita, Sharada, Abhra, Iva, Amshumat, Paishaca, Raksha, Asa, Yaksha, Gandharva, Tvai, Tva, Yushmad, Aindra, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.971). 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: “brāhmairdevaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śāradābhrairivāṃśumān
  • brāhmair -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • devaiḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivṛtaḥ -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāradā -
  • śārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhrair -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṃśumān -
  • aṃśumat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paiśācaṃ rākṣāsaṃ yākṣaṃ gāndharvaṃ tvaindrameva ca
  • paiśācam -
  • paiśāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paiśāca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rākṣā -
  • rākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • yākṣam -
  • yākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gāndharvam -
  • gāndharva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāndharva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvai -
  • tvai (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • aindram -
  • aindra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aindra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.971

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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