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 13.9

अभिमुखखड्गनि पातितशूरशिरः शोषितं समादाय ।
रक्तालक्तकलिखितं साध्यतनौ मन्त्रयुक्तमभिधानम् ॥ ९ ॥

abhimukhakhaḍgani pātitaśūraśiraḥ śoṣitaṃ samādāya |
raktālaktakalikhitaṃ sādhyatanau mantrayuktamabhidhānam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.9 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 (13.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhimukha, Khadga, Patita, Shura, Shira, Shiras, Shoshita, Samadaya, Raktalaktaka, Likhita, Asmad, Mantra, Ayuktam, Ayukta, Abhidhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.9). 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: “abhimukhakhaḍgani pātitaśūraśiraḥ śoṣitaṃ samādāya
  • abhimukha -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaḍga -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pātita -
  • pātita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √pat]
    pat -> pātita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √pat]
    pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pat]
    pat -> pātita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pat]
  • śūra -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śoṣitam -
  • śoṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ], [accusative single from √śuṣ]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “raktālaktakalikhitaṃ sādhyatanau mantrayuktamabhidhānam
  • raktālaktaka -
  • raktālaktaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktālaktaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • likhitam -
  • likhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    likhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    likhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
  • sādhyata -
  • sādh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • mantra -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayuktam -
  • ayuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhidhānam -
  • abhidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 13.9

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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