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 9.10

सो ऽष्टाकपालः प्रवरस्तत्त्वव्यापी निरक्षरः ।
स एव चन्द्ररूपी स्यात्कर्णिकायां विचिन्तयेत् ॥ १० ॥

so'ṣṭākapālaḥ pravarastattvavyāpī nirakṣaraḥ |
sa eva candrarūpī syātkarṇikāyāṃ vicintayet || 10 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 9.10 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 (9.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Ashtakapala, Pravara, Tattva, Vyapin, Vyapi, Nirakshara, Eva, Candra, Rupin, Syat, Sya, Karnika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 9.10). 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: “so'ṣṭākapālaḥ pravarastattvavyāpī nirakṣaraḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭākapālaḥ -
  • aṣṭākapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravaras -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tattva -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāpī -
  • vyāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vyāpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirakṣaraḥ -
  • nirakṣara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa eva candrarūpī syātkarṇikāyāṃ vicintayet
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpī -
  • rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • karṇikāyām -
  • karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cintayet -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 9.10

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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