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 19.3

प्रमाणं रूपमार्गस्य विंशत्कोट्येकसंस्थितम् ।
मायावधिस्तु कूपादौ अत्र विज्ञानसम्भवः ॥ ३ ॥

pramāṇaṃ rūpamārgasya viṃśatkoṭyekasaṃsthitam |
māyāvadhistu kūpādau atra vijñānasambhavaḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 19.3 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 (19.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pramana, Rupa, Arga, Kotya, Kasa, Sthita, Mayu, Maya, Adhi, Kupada, Atra, Vijnana, Sambhava, Sambhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 19.3). 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: “pramāṇaṃ rūpamārgasya viṃśatkoṭyekasaṃsthitam
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argasya -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • viṃśat -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • koṭye -
  • koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [locative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [locative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ -> koṭyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • kasaṃ -
  • kasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “māyāvadhistu kūpādau atra vijñānasambhavaḥ
  • māyāva -
  • māyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • adhis -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kūpādau -
  • kūpāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñāna -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhavaḥ -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 19.3

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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