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 18.95

द्वौ शङ्खाव् ऊर्ध्वमायान्तं मध्यकोटिगतं न्यसेत् ।
पीठं वा पदसंयुक्तं त्रिस्थं ग्रन्थिचतुष्टयम् ॥ ९५ ॥

dvau śaṅkhāv ūrdhvamāyāntaṃ madhyakoṭigataṃ nyaset |
pīṭhaṃ vā padasaṃyuktaṃ tristhaṃ granthicatuṣṭayam || 95 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 18.95 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 (18.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Ayat, Madhya, Koti, Gata, Pitha, Pada, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Trih, Tri, Tha, Granthin, Granthi, Catushtaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 18.95). 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: “dvau śaṅkhāv ūrdhvamāyāntaṃ madhyakoṭigataṃ nyaset
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse śaṅkhāv*ūr
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyāntam -
  • āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “pīṭhaṃ padasaṃyuktaṃ tristhaṃ granthicatuṣṭayam
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tris -
  • triḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    triḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • granthi -
  • granthi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    granthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    granthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    granthī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    granthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    granthī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 18.95

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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