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 15.57

श्रवणे चक्षुषी नासा मुखे चैव तथैव हि ।
चिबुके कण्ठदेशे तु गुरुवक्त्रात्तु लभ्यते ॥ ५७ ॥

śravaṇe cakṣuṣī nāsā mukhe caiva tathaiva hi |
cibuke kaṇṭhadeśe tu guruvaktrāttu labhyate || 57 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 15.57 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 (15.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Cakshus, Cakshushi, Nasa, Mukha, Tatha, Cibuka, Kanthadesha, Guruvaktra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 15.57). 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: “śravaṇe cakṣuṣī nāsā mukhe caiva tathaiva hi
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cakṣuṣī -
  • cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
  • nāsā* -
  • nāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “cibuke kaṇṭhadeśe tu guruvaktrāttu labhyate
  • cibuke -
  • cibuka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cibuka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kaṇṭhadeśe -
  • kaṇṭhadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaṇṭhadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • guruvaktrāt -
  • guruvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    guruvaktra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • labhyate -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 15.57

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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