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 10.441

वर्षं चैवात्र कुर्वन्ति यदा वर्षन्ति ते घनाः ।
अघोप्यमेघो वज्राङ्गो वैद्युतो रैवतस्तथा ॥ ४४१ ॥

varṣaṃ caivātra kurvanti yadā varṣanti te ghanāḥ |
aghopyamegho vajrāṅgo vaidyuto raivatastathā || 441 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.441 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 (10.441). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varsha, Eva, Kurvat, Yada, Yad, Varshat, Varshanti, Tad, Yushmad, Ghana, Agha, Upya, Megha, Vajranga, Vaidyuta, Raivata, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “varṣaṃ caivātra kurvanti yadā varṣanti te ghanāḥ
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • varṣanti -
  • varṣantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṣantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varṣantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ghanāḥ -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “aghopyamegho vajrāṅgo vaidyuto raivatastathā
  • agho -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upya -
  • upya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vap -> upya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
    vap -> upya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
  • megho* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajrāṅgo* -
  • vajrāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaidyuto* -
  • vaidyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raivatas -
  • raivata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 10.441

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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