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).

अज्ञातान्वयजा स्वभावपिशुना लम्बाधरा चञ्चला कुष्ठिश्चित्रिकुलोद्भवा च वितता यस्याः कटिर्नासिका ।
निन्द्या पल्लवजिह्विका द्रुतगतिर्न्यूनाधिकाङ्गी पुनस्त्याज्या कामकलाकलापकुशलैः कन्या विवाहे सदा ॥ ६ ॥

ajñātānvayajā svabhāvapiśunā lambādharā cañcalā kuṣṭhiścitrikulodbhavā ca vitatā yasyāḥ kaṭirnāsikā |
nindyā pallavajihvikā drutagatirnyūnādhikāṅgī punastyājyā kāmakalākalāpakuśalaiḥ kanyā vivāhe sadā || 6 ||

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

She was born of an unknown ancestry and was a beast of her own nature. A girl whose tongue is blasphemous like a lotus moves swiftly and whose limbs are smaller than others should always be abandoned in marriage by those skilled in the arts and crafts of lust.

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

Ajnata, Vaya, Svabhava, Pishuna, Lamba, Adhara, Cancala, Kushthi, Citrin, Citri, Kulodbhava, Vitata, Yasya, Kati, Nasika, Nindya, Pallava, Jihvika, Drutagati, Nyunadhika, Angin, Angi, Puna, Tyajya, Kamakala, Kalapa, Kushala, Kani, Kanya, Vivaha, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 4.6). 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: “ajñātānvayajā svabhāvapiśunā lambādharā cañcalā kuṣṭhiścitrikulodbhavā ca vitatā yasyāḥ kaṭirnāsikā
  • ajñātān -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vaya -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabhāva -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśunā* -
  • piśuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piśunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lambā -
  • lamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lambā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharā -
  • adharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cañcalā -
  • cañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṣṭhiś -
  • kuṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṣṭhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • citri -
  • citrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    citrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    citrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    citrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    citrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kulodbhavā -
  • kulodbhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vitatā* -
  • vitata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vitatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasyāḥ -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kaṭir -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsikā -
  • nāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nindyā pallavajihvikā drutagatirnyūnādhikāṅgī punastyājyā kāmakalākalāpakuśalaiḥ kanyā vivāhe sadā
  • nindyā -
  • nindyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nind -> nindyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
  • pallava -
  • pallava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pallava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jihvikā* -
  • jihvikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • drutagatir -
  • drutagati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    drutagati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nyūnādhikā -
  • nyūnādhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyūnādhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyūnādhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgī -
  • aṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tyājyā -
  • tyājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj]
  • kāmakalā -
  • kāmakalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalāpa -
  • kalāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalaiḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vivāhe -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 4.6

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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