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 16.87

चतुराशीतिप्रमाणेन कोटीनां मूलतोर्ध्वतः ।
शरीरं श्रीकुलेशस्य तस्य कुम्भो ऽब्जमण्डले ॥ ८७ ॥

caturāśītipramāṇena koṭīnāṃ mūlatordhvataḥ |
śarīraṃ śrīkuleśasya tasya kumbho'bjamaṇḍale || 87 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.87 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 (16.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catur, Catura, Pramana, Koti, Mulat, Dhvas, Sharira, Shrikula, Isha, Tad, Kumbha, Abja, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.87). 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: “caturāśītipramāṇena koṭīnāṃ mūlatordhvataḥ
  • caturā -
  • catura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catur (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    caturā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśīti -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pramāṇena -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • koṭīnām -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mūlator -
  • mūl -> mūlat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √mūl class 1 verb], [locative dual from √mūl class 1 verb]
    mūl -> mūlat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √mūl class 1 verb], [locative dual from √mūl class 1 verb]
  • dhvat -
  • dhvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhvas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śarīraṃ śrīkuleśasya tasya kumbho'bjamaṇḍale
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrīkule -
  • śrīkula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśasya -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumbho' -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abjam -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 16.87

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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