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 21.52

ठकारे देवताः पूज्याः शाल्मलीद्वीपमाश्रिताः ।
क्षेत्रपालो महादिव्यः कपालहस्तो महाबलः ॥ ५२ ॥

ṭhakāre devatāḥ pūjyāḥ śālmalīdvīpamāśritāḥ |
kṣetrapālo mahādivyaḥ kapālahasto mahābalaḥ || 52 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 21.52 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 (21.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Thakara, Devata, Pujya, Shalmalidvipa, Ashrita, Kshetrapala, Mahadivya, Kapalahasta, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 21.52). 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: “ṭhakāre devatāḥ pūjyāḥ śālmalīdvīpamāśritāḥ
  • ṭhakāre -
  • ṭhakāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūjyāḥ -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • śālmalīdvīpam -
  • śālmalīdvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śālmalīdvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āśritāḥ -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣetrapālo mahādivyaḥ kapālahasto mahābalaḥ
  • kṣetrapālo* -
  • kṣetrapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahādivyaḥ -
  • mahādivya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapālahasto* -
  • kapālahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 21.52

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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