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 14.38

क्षोणी तु प्रथमा ज्ञेया शब्ददेवी द्वितीयका ।
तृतीया श्रोत्रिका नाम वाचादेवी चतुर्थिका ॥ ३८ ॥

kṣoṇī tu prathamā jñeyā śabdadevī dvitīyakā |
tṛtīyā śrotrikā nāma vācādevī caturthikā || 38 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 14.38 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 (14.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshoni, Prathama, Jneya, Shabdadevi, Dvitiyaka, Tritiya, Shrotri, Naman, Vaca, Vac, Adevi, Caturthika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 14.38). 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: “kṣoṇī tu prathamā jñeyā śabdadevī dvitīyakā
  • kṣoṇī -
  • kṣoṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṣoṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prathamā* -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñeyā -
  • jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • śabdadevī -
  • śabdadevī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śabdadevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dvitīyakā -
  • dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tṛtīyā śrotrikā nāma vācādevī caturthikā
  • tṛtīyā -
  • tṛtīyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotri -
  • śrotrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādevī -
  • ādevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • caturthikā -
  • caturthikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 14.38

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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