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 24.40

अभिन्ना पावनी तद्वच्छूलदण्डं तथैव च ।
महाकालीस्वरूपेण दशनं तु चतुर्थकम् १ ॥ ४० ॥

abhinnā pāvanī tadvacchūladaṇḍaṃ tathaiva ca |
mahākālīsvarūpeṇa daśanaṃ tu caturthakam 1 || 40 ||

The English translation of Kubjikamatatantra Verse 24.40 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 (24.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhinna, Pavan, Pavani, Tadvat, Shulat, Anda, Tatha, Mahakali, Svarupa, Dashana, Caturthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kubjikamatatantra Verse 24.40). 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: “abhinnā pāvanī tadvacchūladaṇḍaṃ tathaiva ca
  • abhinnā -
  • abhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāvanī -
  • pāvanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāvan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tadvacch -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śūlad -
  • śūl -> śūlat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śūl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śūl class 1 verb]
  • aṇḍam -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mahākālīsvarūpeṇa daśanaṃ tu caturthakam 1
  • mahākālī -
  • mahākālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • svarūpeṇa -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daśanam -
  • daśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • caturthakam -
  • caturthaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturthaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturthakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 1

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kubjikamatatantra Verse 24.40

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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