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 8.9

श्रीभैरव उवाच ।
साधु कुब्जिनि भद्रे त्वं कथयतः शृणुष्व मे ।
शिखा गुणकला यस्य स्वच्छन्दस्यामितद्युतेः ॥ ९ ॥

śrībhairava uvāca |
sādhu kubjini bhadre tvaṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇuṣva me |
śikhā guṇakalā yasya svacchandasyāmitadyuteḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 8.9 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 (8.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Bhairava, Sadhu, Kubjini, Bhadra, Tva, Yushmad, Kathayat, Asmad, Shikha, Gunaka, Las, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Svacchanda, Amitadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 8.9). 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: “śrībhairava uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhairava* -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sādhu kubjini bhadre tvaṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇuṣva me
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kubjini -
  • kubjinī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kubjinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kubjinī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kathayataḥ -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣva -
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “śikhā guṇakalā yasya svacchandasyāmitadyuteḥ
  • śikhā* -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇaka -
  • guṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lā* -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    las (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svacchandasyā -
  • svacchanda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    svacchanda (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • amitadyuteḥ -
  • amitadyuti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    amitadyuti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 8.9

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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