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 23.103

कीर्तिहेतोः शरीरस्य यदि शक्तो न रक्षणे ।
गुरुणापि हि दातव्यं ज्ञात्वा शिष्यं सलक्षणम् ॥ १०३ ॥

kīrtihetoḥ śarīrasya yadi śakto na rakṣaṇe |
guruṇāpi hi dātavyaṃ jñātvā śiṣyaṃ salakṣaṇam || 103 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.103 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 (23.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kirti, Hetu, Sharira, Yadi, Yad, Shakta, Rakshana, Guru, Api, Datavya, Shishya, Salakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.103). 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: “kīrtihetoḥ śarīrasya yadi śakto na rakṣaṇe
  • kīrti -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kīrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hetoḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śakto* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaṇe -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “guruṇāpi hi dātavyaṃ jñātvā śiṣyaṃ salakṣaṇam
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dātavyam -
  • dātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • salakṣaṇam -
  • salakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    salakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.103

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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