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).

दुष्टा दुर्गन्धदेहाः पशुसमसुरताश्चुम्बनश्लेषहीनाः सेर्ष्या म्लेच्छाङ्गनाः स्युर्लघुरतनिरताः पार्वतीयाश्च नार्यः ।
काश्मीराभीरगन्ध्याः सकलरसकलामोददक्षा नितान्तं साध्या देशानुसारादिह पटुमतिभिर्योषितः सर्वदैव ॥ ३१ ॥

duṣṭā durgandhadehāḥ paśusamasuratāścumbanaśleṣahīnāḥ serṣyā mlecchāṅganāḥ syurlaghurataniratāḥ pārvatīyāśca nāryaḥ |
kāśmīrābhīragandhyāḥ sakalarasakalāmodadakṣā nitāntaṃ sādhyā deśānusārādiha paṭumatibhiryoṣitaḥ sarvadaiva || 31 ||

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

The women of Parvati are wicked, have bodies that smell bad, are like animals, are devoid of kissing and affection, are jealous and vile, and are engaged in light pleasures. The women of this world are always skilled in the art of tasting and enjoying all kinds of tastes.

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

Dushta, Durgandha, Deha, Pashu, Sama, Surata, Cumbana, Shlesha, Hina, Sershya, Mleccha, Angana, Laghu, Nirata, Parvatiya, Nari, Narya, Kashmira, Ragat, Dhya, Sakala, Rasaka, Lama, Udat, Aksha, Nitanta, Sadhya, Desha, Usri, Ara, Iha, Patumati, Yoshit, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 2.31). 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: “duṣṭā durgandhadehāḥ paśusamasuratāścumbanaśleṣahīnāḥ serṣyā mlecchāṅganāḥ syurlaghurataniratāḥ pārvatīyāśca nāryaḥ
  • duṣṭā* -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • durgandha -
  • durgandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durgandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehāḥ -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paśu -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paśū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • suratāś -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cumbana -
  • cumbana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śleṣa -
  • śleṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śliṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hīnāḥ -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • serṣyā* -
  • serṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    serṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mlecchā -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mleccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mlecch (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅganāḥ -
  • aṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • laghur -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niratāḥ -
  • nirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pārvatīyāś -
  • pārvatīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pārvatīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāryaḥ -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “kāśmīrābhīragandhyāḥ sakalarasakalāmodadakṣā nitāntaṃ sādhyā deśānusārādiha paṭumatibhiryoṣitaḥ sarvadaiva
  • kāśmīrābhīr -
  • kāśmīrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ragan -
  • rag -> ragat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
  • dhyāḥ -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sakala -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasaka -
  • rasaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāmo -
  • lāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • udad -
  • ud -> udat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • akṣā* -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nitāntam -
  • nitānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nitāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sādhyā* -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]
  • deśān -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arād -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paṭumatibhir -
  • paṭumati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṭumati (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṭumati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yoṣitaḥ -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvadai -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 2.31

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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