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 12.33

गन्धं तु गन्धतन्मात्रं नासिकाग्रेण जिघ्रति ।
जिह्वया रसतन्मात्रं रसं गृह्णाति संस्थितम् ॥ ३३ ॥

gandhaṃ tu gandhatanmātraṃ nāsikāgreṇa jighrati |
jihvayā rasatanmātraṃ rasaṃ gṛhṇāti saṃsthitam || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.33 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 (12.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gandha, Gandhatanmatra, Nasikagra, Jighrat, Jighrati, Jihva, Rasatanmatra, Rasa, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “gandhaṃ tu gandhatanmātraṃ nāsikāgreṇa jighrati
  • gandham -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gandhatanmātram -
  • gandhatanmātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandhatanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāsikāgreṇa -
  • nāsikāgra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jighrati -
  • ghṛ -> jighrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghṛ -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghṛ -> jighratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
    ghrā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    ghrā (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “jihvayā rasatanmātraṃ rasaṃ gṛhṇāti saṃsthitam
  • jihvayā -
  • jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rasatanmātram -
  • rasatanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • saṃsthitam -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Svacchanda-tantra Verse 12.33

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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