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 8.2

मन्त्रांशकः स्मृतश्चान्यस्त्वंशकापादनं द्विधा ।
देवानुस्मरणं भावः सहजं तं विजानत ॥ २ ॥

mantrāṃśakaḥ smṛtaścānyastvaṃśakāpādanaṃ dvidhā |
devānusmaraṇaṃ bhāvaḥ sahajaṃ taṃ vijānata || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 8.2 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 (8.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantramshaka, Smrita, Astu, Amshaka, Apadana, Dvidha, Deva, Devri, Devan, Anusmarana, Bhava, Sahaja, Vijanat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 8.2). 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: “mantrāṃśakaḥ smṛtaścānyastvaṃśakāpādanaṃ dvidhā
  • mantrāṃśakaḥ -
  • mantrāṃśaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaś -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • astva -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • aṃśakā -
  • aṃśaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṃśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apādanam -
  • apādana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “devānusmaraṇaṃ bhāvaḥ sahajaṃ taṃ vijānata
  • devā -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anusmaraṇam -
  • anusmaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāvaḥ -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • sahajam -
  • sahaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vijānat -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 8.2

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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