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 22.29

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वाराणस्यां तु तालस्थामूर्ध्वकेशीं गदायुधाम् ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवीं शाङ्करीं शाङ्करान्विताम् ॥ २९ ॥

vārāṇasyāṃ tu tālasthāmūrdhvakeśīṃ gadāyudhām |
praṇamya śirasā devīṃ śāṅkarīṃ śāṅkarānvitām || 29 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 22.29 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 (22.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varanasi, Tala, Tha, Adah, Dhu, Aka, Ishin, Ish, Gadayudha, Prana, Shiras, Devi, Shankari, Shankara, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 22.29). 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: “vārāṇasyāṃ tu tālasthāmūrdhvakeśīṃ gadāyudhām ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tālas -
tāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
thā -
tha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amūr -
adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dhva -
dhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
ake -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
īśī -
īśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

īśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

īś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gadāyudhām -
gadāyudhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “praṇamya śirasā devīṃ śāṅkarīṃ śāṅkarānvitām ”
praṇam -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

praṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ya -
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
devīm -
devī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śāṅkarīm -
śāṅkarī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śāṅkarān -
śāṅkara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vitā -
vita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 22.29

A Journey in the World of the Tantras
by Mark S.G. Dyczkowski (2004)

[Indica Books, Varanasi]

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Last Updated: 13 September, 2021