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).

कर्षार्धमात्रं प्रसवं फलेन निम्बस्य तैलं नियमेन पीतम् ।
क्रमेण कुन्देन्दुतुषारगौरं शिरोरुहं मेचकतामुपैति ॥ ८९ ॥

karṣārdhamātraṃ prasavaṃ phalena nimbasya tailaṃ niyamena pītam |
krameṇa kundendutuṣāragauraṃ śiroruhaṃ mecakatāmupaiti || 89 ||

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

Drink the oil of lemon juice regularly with the fruit of the delivery of only half of the karsha. Gradually, the hair on the head becomes white like kunda, moon and snow.

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

Karshardha, Atra, Prasava, Phala, Nimba, Taila, Niyama, Pita, Kramena, Krama, Kunda, Tusharagaura, Shiroruh, Shiroruha, Mecaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 3.89). 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: “karṣārdhamātraṃ prasavaṃ phalena nimbasya tailaṃ niyamena pītam
  • karṣārdham -
  • karṣārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasavam -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • phalena -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nimbasya -
  • nimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tailam -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niyamena -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pītam -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “krameṇa kundendutuṣāragauraṃ śiroruhaṃ mecakatāmupaiti
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kunde -
  • kunda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kunda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kundā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tuṣāragauram -
  • tuṣāragaura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śiroruham -
  • śiroruha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiroruhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śiroruh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mecaka -
  • mecaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mecaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmu -
  • tāmu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pai -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 3.89

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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