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 17.8

ओ-जा-पू-का-क्रमाद्धृत्स्थं दक्षादौ वाम नाभिगम् ।
उपदेशेन जानीयाद्गुरुवक्त्रात्तु शाम्भवम् ॥ ८ ॥

o-jā-pū-kā-kramāddhṛtsthaṃ dakṣādau vāma nābhigam |
upadeśena jānīyādguruvaktrāttu śāmbhavam || 8 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.8 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 (17.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kramat, Krama, Hritstha, Daksha, Ada, Vama, Nabh, Nabhi, Upadesha, Guruvaktra, Shambhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.8). 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: “o-jā-pū-kā-kramāddhṛtsthaṃ dakṣādau vāma nābhigam
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāddh -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hṛtstham -
  • hṛtstha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛtstha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtsthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣā -
  • dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “upadeśena jānīyādguruvaktrāttu śāmbhavam
  • upadeśena -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jānīyād -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • guruvaktrāt -
  • guruvaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    guruvaktra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śāmbhavam -
  • śāmbhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāmbhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.8

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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