Kubjikamatatantra [sanskrit]

27,635 words | ISBN-10: 8186569421 | ISBN-13: 9788186569429

The Sanskrit edition of the Kubjikamatatantra: an ancient and authoritative text exposing the Goddess Kubjika and belonging to the Kaula tradition praised in Tantric Shaktism and Shaivism. The extant Kubjikamata-tantra contains roughly 3,000 shlokas (metrical verses), although traditionally the text is derived from a version containing 24,000 verses (or even more). It is known also by the names Kubjinimata or Anamamata

Verse 4.40

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कौलिकं षड्विधं किं तु मन्त्राणां षड्विधा गतिः ।
त्रिविधश्चोपदेशश्च एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥ ४० ॥

kaulikaṃ ṣaḍvidhaṃ kiṃ tu mantrāṇāṃ ṣaḍvidhā gatiḥ |
trividhaścopadeśaśca etadicchāmi veditum || 40 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.40 is contained in the book A Journey in the World of the Tantras by Mark S.G. Dyczkowski. 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 (4.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaulika, Shadvidha, Kim, Mantra, Gati, Trividha, Desha, Etad, Ccha, Amin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.40). 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: “kaulikaṃ ṣaḍvidhaṃ kiṃ tu mantrāṇāṃ ṣaḍvidhā gatiḥ ”
kaulikam -
kaulika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaulika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kaulikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṣaḍvidham -
ṣaḍvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍvidha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ṣaḍvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mantrāṇām -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ṣaḍvidhā* -
ṣaḍvidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṣaḍvidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “trividhaścopadeśaśca etadicchāmi veditum ”
trividhaś -
trividha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
deśaś -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca* -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etadi -
etad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cchā -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
veditum -
√vid -> veditum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vid]

√vid -> veditum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vid]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.40

A Journey in the World of the Tantras
by Mark S.G. Dyczkowski (2004)

[Indica Books, Varanasi]

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Last Updated: 13 September, 2021