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 17.63

चतुष्पीठविभेदेन पुनः पीठचतुष्पदम् ।
षोडशैव पदान्याहुर्ग्रन्थिभूताः पृथक्पृथक् ॥ ६३ ॥

catuṣpīṭhavibhedena punaḥ pīṭhacatuṣpadam |
ṣoḍaśaiva padānyāhurgranthibhūtāḥ pṛthakpṛthak || 63 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.63 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 (17.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpitha, Vibheda, Puna, Pitha, Catushpada, Shodasha, Shodashan, Pada, Granthibhuta, Prithak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.63). 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: “catuṣpīṭhavibhedena punaḥ pīṭhacatuṣpadam
  • catuṣpīṭha -
  • catuṣpīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catuṣpīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhedena -
  • vibheda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pīṭha -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catuṣpadam -
  • catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ṣoḍaśaiva padānyāhurgranthibhūtāḥ pṛthakpṛthak
  • ṣoḍaśai -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • padānyā -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • granthibhūtāḥ -
  • granthibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 17.63

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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