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).

Verse 4.14

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आहूयार्चनपूर्वकं द्विजवरायाच्छाद्य वासोवरैर्विद्याशीलविवेकवंशविनयाचारान्विताय स्वयम् ।
कन्या प्रीतिमते वराय विधिना यद्दीयते सादरं ब्राह्मोऽसौ मुनिपुङ्गवैर्निगदितः श्रेष्ठो विवाहोऽपरः ॥ १४ ॥

āhūyārcanapūrvakaṃ dvijavarāyācchādya vāsovarairvidyāśīlavivekavaṃśavinayācārānvitāya svayam |
kanyā prītimate varāya vidhinā yaddīyate sādaraṃ brāhmo'sau munipuṅgavairnigaditaḥ śreṣṭho vivāho'paraḥ || 14 ||

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

After worshiping the Lord, one should personally invite the best of brāhmaṇas, cover Him with the best of clothes and be endowed with knowledge, character, discrimination, lineage, humility and conduct. The best marriage is that of a brāhmaṇa who gives a bride to a man who is pleased with her according to the prescribed rituals.
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 (4.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahuya, Arcana, Purvakam, Purvaka, Dvijavara, Acchadya, Vasas, Vasu, Vasa, Vara, Vidya, Ashila, Viveka, Vamsha, Vinaya, Vina, Acara, Vita, Svayam, Kani, Kanya, Pritimat, Pritimata, Vidhi, Yat, Yad, Sadaram, Sadara, Brahma, Asi, Asu, Adah, Munipungava, Nigadita, Shreshtha, Vivaha, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 4.14). 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: “āhūyārcanapūrvakaṃ dvijavarāyācchādya vāsovarairvidyāśīlavivekavaṃśavinayācārānvitāya svayam ”
āhūyā -
āhūya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arcana -
arcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrvakam -
pūrvakam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrvaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dvijavarāyā -
dvijavara (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ācchādya -
ācchādya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ācchādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ācchādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāso -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vāsu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varair -
vara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vidyā -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśīla -
aśīla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśīla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viveka -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaṃśa -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinayā -
vinaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vinayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
acārān -
acāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vitāya -
vita (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vita (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kanyā prītimate varāya vidhinā yaddīyate sādaraṃ brāhmo'sau munipuṅgavairnigaditaḥ śreṣṭho vivāho'paraḥ ”
kanyā -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prītimate -
prītimat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prītimat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

prītimatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
varāya -
vara (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vidhinā -
vidhi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dīyate -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
sādaram -
sādaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brāhmo' -
brāhma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
munipuṅgavair -
munipuṅgava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
nigaditaḥ -
nigadita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreṣṭho* -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vivāho' -
vivāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aparaḥ -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]