Panchasayaka [sanskrit]

by Jyotirishwar Thakur | 2020 | 3,801 words

The Sanskrit text of the Panchasayaka, a Sanskrit text in five parts dealing the ancient Indian science of erotics (i.e., Kamashastra) from the 13th century. It was written by Jyotirishwar Thakur (also: Kavisekharacarya Jyotirisvara Thakura). Alternative titles: Pañcasāyaka (पञ्चसायक, Pancasayaka) Pañca-sāyaka (पञ्च-सायक, Pancha-sayaka).

गुरुकुचयुगभारा गौरदेहा नताङ्गी तरुणहरिणनेत्रा कोपना वीतलज्जा ।
विविधमधुरवाक्या मत्स्यमांसानुरक्ता मुनिभिरियमनर्घा यक्षसत्त्वा प्रदिष्टा ॥ ३२ ॥

gurukucayugabhārā gauradehā natāṅgī taruṇahariṇanetrā kopanā vītalajjā |
vividhamadhuravākyā matsyamāṃsānuraktā munibhiriyamanarghā yakṣasattvā pradiṣṭā || 32 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

She was heavy with heavy breasts and had a white body. The sages have enjoined this invaluable creature of the Yakṣas who is fond of fish and flesh in various kinds of sweet words.

English translation by Google (2023)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Kucayuga, Bhara, Gaura, Deha, Natangi, Taruna, Harina, Netri, Kopana, Vita, Lajja, Vividham, Vividha, Adhura, Vakya, Matsyamamsa, Anurakta, Muni, Iyam, Idam, Anargha, Yaksha, Pradishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 1.32). 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: “gurukucayugabhārā gauradehā natāṅgī taruṇahariṇanetrā kopanā vītalajjā
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kucayuga -
  • kucayuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kucayuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārā* -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gaura -
  • gaura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehā* -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • natāṅgī -
  • natāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • taruṇa -
  • taruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hariṇa -
  • hariṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hariṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrā -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kopanā* -
  • kopana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kopanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīta -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • lajjā -
  • lajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vividhamadhuravākyā matsyamāṃsānuraktā munibhiriyamanarghā yakṣasattvā pradiṣṭā
  • vividham -
  • vividham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhura -
  • adhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vākyā* -
  • vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • matsyamāṃsā -
  • matsyamāṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuraktā* -
  • anurakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anuraktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • munibhir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anarghā* -
  • anargha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anarghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yakṣa -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sattvā -
  • sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
  • pradiṣṭā -
  • pradiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 1.32

Cover of edition (2020)

Jyotirīśvarakaviśekhara: Pañcasāyaka
by Dhaval Patel (2020)

Publisher: Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages (GRETIL), SUB Göttingen

Cover of edition (2016)

Panchasayaka: A Kama Grantha (पञ्चसायक)
by Dhaval Patel (2016)

Author: Shri jyotirishavracharya; Publisher: Chowkhamba Krishnadas Academy

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