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 12.15

षड्जाख्यर्षभगान्धारमध्यमाः पञ्चमः प्रिये ।
धैवतो निषधश्चैव स्वराः सप्त प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ १५ ॥

ṣaḍjākhyarṣabhagāndhāramadhyamāḥ pañcamaḥ priye |
dhaivato niṣadhaścaiva svarāḥ sapta prakīrtitāḥ || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.15 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 (12.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadja, Akhya, Rishabha, Gandhara, Adhi, Pancama, Pri, Priya, Nishadha, Svara, Sapta, Saptan, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ṣaḍjākhyarṣabhagāndhāramadhyamāḥ pañcamaḥ priye
  • ṣaḍjā -
  • ṣaḍja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaḍjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyar -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabha -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāndhāram -
  • gāndhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāndhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gāndhārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyam -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pañcamaḥ -
  • pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “dhaivato niṣadhaścaiva svarāḥ sapta prakīrtitāḥ
  • dhaivato -
  • niṣadhaś -
  • niṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • svarāḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.15

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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