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 17.91

छगलण्डं तु वंशस्थं द्विरण्डं नाभिमण्डले ।
हृदये तु महाकालमष्टकं पुरतो ऽन्यथा ॥ ९१ ॥

chagalaṇḍaṃ tu vaṃśasthaṃ dviraṇḍaṃ nābhimaṇḍale |
hṛdaye tu mahākālamaṣṭakaṃ purato'nyathā || 91 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.91 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 (17.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chaga, Landa, Vamshastha, Dvih, Anda, Nabhimandala, Hridaya, Mahakala, Ashtaka, Puratah, Purat, Anyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.91). 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: “chagalaṇḍaṃ tu vaṃśasthaṃ dviraṇḍaṃ nābhimaṇḍale
  • chaga -
  • chaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṇḍam -
  • laṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaṃśastham -
  • vaṃśastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaṃśasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvir -
  • dviḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dviḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṇḍam -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nābhimaṇḍale -
  • nābhimaṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nābhimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hṛdaye tu mahākālamaṣṭakaṃ purato'nyathā
  • hṛdaye -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahākālam -
  • mahākāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahākāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭakam -
  • aṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purato' -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.91

Cover of edition (2004)

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

[Indica Books, Varanasi]

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