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 4.413

नानात्वं नैव कुर्वन्ति विद्येशाश्चक्रनायकाः ।
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वै वीरवन्दिते ॥ ४१३ ॥

nānātvaṃ naiva kurvanti vidyeśāścakranāyakāḥ |
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vai vīravandite || 413 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.413 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.413). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nanatva, Naiva, Kurvat, Vidyesha, Cakranayaka, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Viravandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.413). 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: “nānātvaṃ naiva kurvanti vidyeśāścakranāyakāḥ
  • nānātvam -
  • nānātva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • vidyeśāś -
  • vidyeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cakranāyakāḥ -
  • cakranāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vai vīravandite
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatriyā* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaiśyāḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vīravandite -
  • vīravandita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vīravandita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 4.413

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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