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 2.156

शाङ्खं शाम्बूकं शौक्तं वा ताम्रं मृण्मयमेव वा ।
पद्मपत्रपलाशोत्थं गृहीत्वा क्षाल्य वारिणा ॥ १५६ ॥

śāṅkhaṃ śāmbūkaṃ śauktaṃ vā tāmraṃ mṛṇmayameva vā |
padmapatrapalāśotthaṃ gṛhītvā kṣālya vāriṇā || 156 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.156 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 (2.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Shambuka, Shaukta, Tamra, Mrinmaya, Eva, Padmapatra, Palasha, Uttha, Grihitva, Ksha, Vari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.156). 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: “śāṅkhaṃ śāmbūkaṃ śauktaṃ tāmraṃ mṛṇmayameva
  • śāṅkham -
  • śāṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāmbūkam -
  • śāmbūka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śauktam -
  • śaukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śauktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāmram -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛṇmayam -
  • mṛṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛṇmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “padmapatrapalāśotthaṃ gṛhītvā kṣālya vāriṇā
  • padmapatra -
  • padmapatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padmapatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • palāśo -
  • palāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    palāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    palāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttham -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • kṣā -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alya -
  • al -> alya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √al]
  • vāriṇā -
  • vāri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 2.156

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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