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 16.15

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श्रीकुब्जिका उवाच ।
त्वरिताशब्दं कथं देव खञ्जीशब्दं किमुच्यते ।
कुब्जाशब्दं कथं प्रोक्तं कथं तन्मण्डलागणः ॥ १५ ॥

śrīkubjikā uvāca |
tvaritāśabdaṃ kathaṃ deva khañjīśabdaṃ kimucyate |
kubjāśabdaṃ kathaṃ proktaṃ kathaṃ tanmaṇḍalāgaṇaḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.15 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 (16.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Kubjika, Tvarita, Ashabda, Katham, Katha, Deva, Khanj, Khanji, Shabda, Kim, Ucyat, Kubja, Prokta, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mandala, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.15). 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: “śrīkubjikā uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
kubjikā* -
kubjikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tvaritāśabdaṃ kathaṃ deva khañjīśabdaṃ kimucyate ”
tvaritā -
tvarita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tvarita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √tvar]

√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √tvar]

tvaritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]

√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]

√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar]

√tvar (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aśabdam -
aśabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśabda (noun, neuter)

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

aśabdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
deva -
deva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√div (verb class 1)

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

[compound]

khañjī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

khañj (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 3: “kubjāśabdaṃ kathaṃ proktaṃ kathaṃ tanmaṇḍalāgaṇaḥ ”
kubjā -
kubja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kubja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kubjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśabdam -
aśabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśabda (noun, neuter)

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

aśabdā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

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

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tan -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
maṇḍalā -
maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
gaṇaḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.15

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