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 11.164

चतुर्विंशगुणं याक्षं षोडशं राक्षसं स्मृतम् ।
ऐश्वर्यमष्टगुणितं पैशाचं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ १६४ ॥

caturviṃśaguṇaṃ yākṣaṃ ṣoḍaśaṃ rākṣasaṃ smṛtam |
aiśvaryamaṣṭaguṇitaṃ paiśācaṃ parikīrtitam || 164 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.164 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 (11.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvimsha, Guna, Yaksha, Shodasha, Rakshasa, Smrita, Aishvarya, Ashta, Ashtan, Gunita, Paishaca, Parikirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.164). 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: “caturviṃśaguṇaṃ yākṣaṃ ṣoḍaśaṃ rākṣasaṃ smṛtam
  • caturviṃśa -
  • caturviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturviṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yākṣam -
  • yākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśam -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aiśvaryamaṣṭaguṇitaṃ paiśācaṃ parikīrtitam
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • guṇitam -
  • guṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paiśācam -
  • paiśāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paiśāca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parikīrtitam -
  • parikīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.164

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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