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 4.12

लोके प्रसिद्धमेवं हि जीवहीना मृताः किल ।
मृतस्य चोपचारेण किं तेषां जीवितं भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

loke prasiddhamevaṃ hi jīvahīnā mṛtāḥ kila |
mṛtasya copacāreṇa kiṃ teṣāṃ jīvitaṃ bhavet || 12 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.12 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 (4.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loka, Prasiddha, Evam, Eva, Jivahina, Mrita, Kila, Cara, Kim, Tad, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.12). 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: “loke prasiddhamevaṃ hi jīvahīnā mṛtāḥ kila
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • prasiddham -
  • prasiddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prasiddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prasiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jīvahīnā* -
  • jīvahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mṛtāḥ -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtasya copacāreṇa kiṃ teṣāṃ jīvitaṃ bhavet
  • mṛtasya -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāreṇa -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.12

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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