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 12.1

सृष्टिः स्थितिश्च संहारस्तत्त्वानां कथितस्त्वया ।
जगत्संभवहेतुश्च त्वत्प्रसादाच्छ्रुतं मया ॥ १ ॥

sṛṣṭiḥ sthitiśca saṃhārastattvānāṃ kathitastvayā |
jagatsaṃbhavahetuśca tvatprasādācchrutaṃ mayā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.1 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 (12.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Srishti, Sthiti, Samhara, Tattva, Kathita, Tva, Yushmad, Jagat, Sambhava, Hetri, Hetu, Prasadat, Prasada, Shrut, Shruta, Maya, 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 12.1). 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: “sṛṣṭiḥ sthitiśca saṃhārastattvānāṃ kathitastvayā
  • sṛṣṭiḥ -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitiś -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhāras -
  • saṃhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tattvānām -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kathitas -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “jagatsaṃbhavahetuśca tvatprasādācchrutaṃ mayā
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhava -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetuś -
  • hetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • prasādācch -
  • prasādāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.1

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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