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 12.137

चन्द्रमूर्धोर्ध्वलिङ्गं च ध्यायेन्नित्यं महेश्वरम् ।
अनेनैव तु देहेन सर्वज्ञः कामरूपवान् ॥ १३७ ॥

candramūrdhordhvaliṅgaṃ ca dhyāyennityaṃ maheśvaram |
anenaiva tu dehena sarvajñaḥ kāmarūpavān || 137 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.137 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 (12.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candra, Dha, Dhu, Alinga, Nityam, Nitya, Maheshvara, Ana, Anena, Idam, Deha, Sarvajna, Kamarupa, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “candramūrdhordhvaliṅgaṃ ca dhyāyennityaṃ maheśvaram
  • candram -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dhor -
  • dhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aliṅgam -
  • aliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhyāyen -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maheśvaram -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anenaiva tu dehena sarvajñaḥ kāmarūpavān
  • anenai -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dehena -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvajñaḥ -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmarūpa -
  • kāmarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.137

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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