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 4.91

शिखरौ तौ स्मृतौ भद्रे वामदक्षिणगौ शुभौ ।
ऊ-ढ-मध्यगतं गृह्य ड-ण-मध्ये द्वितीयकम् ॥ ९१ ॥

śikharau tau smṛtau bhadre vāmadakṣiṇagau śubhau |
ū-ḍha-madhyagataṃ gṛhya ḍa-ṇa-madhye dvitīyakam || 91 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.91 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 (4.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shikhara, Smrita, Smriti, Bhadra, Vamadakshina, Shubha, Shubh, Dha, Madhyagata, Grihya, Madhye, Madhya, Dvitiyaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.91). 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: “śikharau tau smṛtau bhadre vāmadakṣiṇagau śubhau
  • śikharau -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāmadakṣiṇa -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gau -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śubhau -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ū-ḍha-madhyagataṃ gṛhya ḍa-ṇa-madhye dvitīyakam
  • Cannot analyse ū*ḍh
  • ḍha -
  • ḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyagatam -
  • madhyagata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyagata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyagatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • Cannot analyse ḍa*ṇa
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvitīyakam -
  • dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 4.91

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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