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 11.256

द्वात्रिंशदब्दकोट्यस्तु तथा खर्वाष्टकं प्रिये ।
खर्वद्वयं च देवेशि निखर्वाः पञ्च एव तु ॥ २५६ ॥

dvātriṃśadabdakoṭyastu tathā kharvāṣṭakaṃ priye |
kharvadvayaṃ ca deveśi nikharvāḥ pañca eva tu || 256 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.256 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 (11.256). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvatrimshat, Abda, Koti, Kotya, Tatha, Kharu, Kharva, Kah, Pri, Priya, Kharvat, Vaya, Asmad, Deveshi, Nikharva, Pac, Panca, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “dvātriṃśadabdakoṭyastu tathā kharvāṣṭakaṃ priye
  • dvātriṃśad -
  • dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abda -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyas -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kharvāṣ -
  • kharu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • Line 2: “kharvadvayaṃ ca deveśi nikharvāḥ pañca eva tu
  • kharvad -
  • kharv -> kharvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kharv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kharv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kharv class 1 verb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deveśi -
  • deveśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nikharvāḥ -
  • nikharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nikharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañca* -
  • pac (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pañca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 11.256

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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