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 13.2

श्रीभैरव उवाच ।
मूलबीजाक्षरं मन्त्रनायकं परमीश्वरम् ।
प्रणवासनमारूढमङ्गवक्त्रैः समन्वितम् ॥ २ ॥

śrībhairava uvāca |
mūlabījākṣaraṃ mantranāyakaṃ paramīśvaram |
praṇavāsanamārūḍhamaṅgavaktraiḥ samanvitam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.2 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 (13.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Bhairava, Mula, Bijakshara, Mantranayaka, Param, Para, Ishvara, Pranava, Asana, Arudha, Anga, Vaktra, Samanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śrībhairava uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhairava* -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “mūlabījākṣaraṃ mantranāyakaṃ paramīśvaram
  • mūla -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bījākṣaram -
  • bījākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantranāyakam -
  • mantranāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantranāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśvaram -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “praṇavāsanamārūḍhamaṅgavaktraiḥ samanvitam
  • praṇavā -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ārūḍham -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaktraiḥ -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samanvitam -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samanvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.2

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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