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 11.216

षण्णवतिः सहस्राणि लक्षाणि द्वादशैव तु ।
त्रेतायुगस्य मानं तु द्वापरस्य निबोध मे ॥ २१६ ॥

ṣaṇṇavatiḥ sahasrāṇi lakṣāṇi dvādaśaiva tu |
tretāyugasya mānaṃ tu dvāparasya nibodha me || 216 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.216 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 (11.216). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shannavati, Sahasra, Laksha, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Tretayuga, Mana, Dvapara, Bodha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.216). 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: “ṣaṇṇavatiḥ sahasrāṇi lakṣāṇi dvādaśaiva tu
  • ṣaṇṇavatiḥ -
  • ṣaṇṇavati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣāṇi -
  • lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dvādaśai -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “tretāyugasya mānaṃ tu dvāparasya nibodha me
  • tretāyugasya -
  • tretāyuga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvāparasya -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive 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 11.216

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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