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 10.23

तिष्ठते तत्र देवेशः कालो द्वादशलोचनः ।
सितरक्तपीतकृष्णश्चतुर्वक्त्रो महाबलः ॥ २३ ॥

tiṣṭhate tatra deveśaḥ kālo dvādaśalocanaḥ |
sitaraktapītakṛṣṇaścaturvaktro mahābalaḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.23 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:

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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 (10.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tishthat, Tatra, Devesha, Kala, Dvadashalocana, Sitarakta, Pita, Krishna, Caturvaktra, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tiṣṭhate tatra deveśaḥ kālo dvādaśalocanaḥ
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • deveśaḥ -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvādaśalocanaḥ -
  • dvādaśalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sitaraktapītakṛṣṇaścaturvaktro mahābalaḥ
  • sitarakta -
  • sitarakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitarakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīta -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kṛṣṇaś -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturvaktro* -
  • caturvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.23

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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