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 15.23

निशाचरो बिडालः स्यात् नखिनश्च विदारकाः ।
आनीतं सारितं ज्ञेयं रक्षितं पिहितं तथा ॥ २३ ॥

niśācaro biḍālaḥ syāt nakhinaśca vidārakāḥ |
ānītaṃ sāritaṃ jñeyaṃ rakṣitaṃ pihitaṃ tathā || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 15.23 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 (15.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishacara, Bidala, Syat, Sya, Nakhin, Vidaraka, Anita, Sarita, Jneya, Rakshita, Pihita, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “niśācaro biḍālaḥ syāt nakhinaśca vidārakāḥ
  • niśācaro* -
  • niśācara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • biḍālaḥ -
  • biḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • nakhinaś -
  • nakhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nakhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidārakāḥ -
  • vidāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ānītaṃ sāritaṃ jñeyaṃ rakṣitaṃ pihitaṃ tathā
  • ānītam -
  • ānīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ānītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāritam -
  • sṛ -> sārita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sārita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sṛ]
    sārita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sṛ -> sārita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sārita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sṛ], [accusative single from √sṛ]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • rakṣitam -
  • rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • pihitam -
  • pihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 15.23

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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