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 23.57

जरामृत्युविनाशार्थे शीघ्रेदं पिण्डसाधनम् ।
कथयन्ति महाविद्याः कालस्य काललक्षणम् ॥ ५७ ॥

jarāmṛtyuvināśārthe śīghredaṃ piṇḍasādhanam |
kathayanti mahāvidyāḥ kālasya kālalakṣaṇam || 57 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.57 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 (23.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaramrityu, Vinasha, Artha, Shighra, Idam, Pinda, Sadhana, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Mahavidya, Kala, Kalasya, Kalala, Kshanam, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.57). 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: “jarāmṛtyuvināśārthe śīghredaṃ piṇḍasādhanam
  • jarāmṛtyu -
  • jarāmṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jarāmṛtyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jarāmṛtyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vināśā -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śīghre -
  • śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • piṇḍa -
  • piṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sādhanam -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kathayanti mahāvidyāḥ kālasya kālalakṣaṇam
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • mahāvidyāḥ -
  • mahāvidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kālala -
  • kālala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 23.57

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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