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 10.184

सितं चैव हरिद्राभं नीलं दाडिमसप्रभम् ।
प्राग्विष्कम्भसमीपे तु नाम्ना चित्ररथं वनम् ॥ १८४ ॥

sitaṃ caiva haridrābhaṃ nīlaṃ dāḍimasaprabham |
prāgviṣkambhasamīpe tu nāmnā citrarathaṃ vanam || 184 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.184 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 (10.184). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sita, Haridrabha, Nila, Dadima, Saprabha, Prak, Vishkambha, Samipa, Namna, Naman, Citraratha, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.184). 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: “sitaṃ caiva haridrābhaṃ nīlaṃ dāḍimasaprabham
  • sitam -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • haridrābham -
  • haridrābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    haridrābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    haridrābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīlam -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāḍima -
  • dāḍima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāḍima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saprabham -
  • saprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prāgviṣkambhasamīpe tu nāmnā citrarathaṃ vanam
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣkambha -
  • viṣkambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • citraratham -
  • citraratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citraratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrarathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.184

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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