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).

कार्ये धृष्टा बलिष्ठाः सितशमदशनाः पीवरास्या वराक्षा ग्रीवाबाहूरुदीर्घाः परहितनिरताः सात्त्विकाः स्निग्धवाचः ।
निर्लज्जाश्चारुशीलाः पृथुतरगतयश्चण्डसम्भोगरक्ता अश्वा लिङ्गं वहन्तो युवतिजनमतं भानुसङ्ख्याङ्गुलीकम् ॥ ११ ॥

kārye dhṛṣṭā baliṣṭhāḥ sitaśamadaśanāḥ pīvarāsyā varākṣā grīvābāhūrudīrghāḥ parahitaniratāḥ sāttvikāḥ snigdhavācaḥ |
nirlajjāścāruśīlāḥ pṛthutaragatayaścaṇḍasambhogaraktā aśvā liṅgaṃ vahanto yuvatijanamataṃ bhānusaṅkhyāṅgulīkam || 11 ||

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

They are strong in their work They have white teeth They have a thick face They have long eyes They have a long neck arms and thighs They are devoted to the welfare of others They are in the mode of goodness and their words are smooth The horses were shameless and beautiful in character and had broad movements. They were red with fierce sexual intercourse.

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 (2.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karya, Dhrishta, Balishtha, Sita, Shama, Dashana, Pivara, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Vara, Aksha, Griva, Bahu, Rud, Gha, Parahita, Nirata, Sattvika, Snigdha, Vac, Vaca, Nirlajja, Caru, Shila, Prithutara, Gati, Canda, Sambhoga, Rakta, Ashva, Linga, Vahanta, Vahat, Yuvatijana, Sankhya, Angulika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 2.11). 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: “kārye dhṛṣṭā baliṣṭhāḥ sitaśamadaśanāḥ pīvarāsyā varākṣā grīvābāhūrudīrghāḥ parahitaniratāḥ sāttvikāḥ snigdhavācaḥ
  • kārye -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • dhṛṣṭā* -
  • dhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • baliṣṭhāḥ -
  • baliṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    baliṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sita -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • śama -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśanāḥ -
  • daśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pīvarā -
  • pīvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyā* -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • varā -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṣā* -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • grīvā -
  • grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāhūr -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rudī -
  • rud (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    rud (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rud (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghāḥ -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parahita -
  • parahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niratāḥ -
  • nirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sāttvikāḥ -
  • sāttvika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • vācaḥ -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirlajjāścāruśīlāḥ pṛthutaragatayaścaṇḍasambhogaraktā aśvā liṅgaṃ vahanto yuvatijanamataṃ bhānusaṅkhyāṅgulīkam
  • nirlajjāś -
  • nirlajja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirlajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śīlāḥ -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthutara -
  • pṛthutara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛthutara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatayaś -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caṇḍa -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sambhoga -
  • sambhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktā* -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • aśvā* -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vahanto* -
  • vahanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
  • yuvatijanam -
  • yuvatijana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhānu -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkhyā -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulīkam -
  • aṅgulīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅgulīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṅgulīkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 2.11

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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