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 5.128

तेन शङ्खमयं प्रोक्तमक्षसूत्रं सुराधिपे ।
स्फुटते मस्तके या सा द्विधा चैव विसर्पिणी ॥ १२८ ॥

tena śaṅkhamayaṃ proktamakṣasūtraṃ surādhipe |
sphuṭate mastake yā sā dvidhā caiva visarpiṇī || 128 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 5.128 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 (5.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Shankha, Aya, Idam, Prokta, Akshasutra, Suradhipa, Sphutata, Sphutat, Mastaka, Dvidha, Visarpini, Visarpin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 5.128). 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: “tena śaṅkhamayaṃ proktamakṣasūtraṃ surādhipe
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣasūtram -
  • akṣasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣasūtrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • surādhipe -
  • surādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sphuṭate mastake dvidhā caiva visarpiṇī
  • sphuṭate -
  • sphuṭatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • mastake -
  • mastaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • visarpiṇī -
  • visarpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    visarpin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 5.128

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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