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 13.1

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
सारं यदस्य तन्त्रस्य यागं तु परमेश्वर ।
तमाख्याहि समासेन साधकानां हिताय वै ॥ १ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca |
sāraṃ yadasya tantrasya yāgaṃ tu parameśvara |
tamākhyāhi samāsena sādhakānāṃ hitāya vai || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.1 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:

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 (13.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shridevi, Sara, Yat, Yad, Idam, Tantra, Yaga, Parameshvara, Tama, Samasa, Sadhaka, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.1). 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: “śrīdevyuvāca
  • śrīdevyu -
  • śrīdevī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrīdevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrīdevī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sāraṃ yadasya tantrasya yāgaṃ tu parameśvara
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tantrasya -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yāgam -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • parameśvara -
  • parameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parameśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tamākhyāhi samāsena sādhakānāṃ hitāya vai
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • khyāhi -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāsena -
  • samāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sādhakānām -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitāya -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.1

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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