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).

संवेष्ट्य सर्वाङ्गुलिभिः कचौघं यस्याः पतिर्धारयति स्मरार्ताम् ।
भुजङ्गवल्ली परिकीर्तितेयं रतोत्सवे केशकलाविधिज्ञैः ॥ ६६ ॥

saṃveṣṭya sarvāṅgulibhiḥ kacaughaṃ yasyāḥ patirdhārayati smarārtām |
bhujaṅgavallī parikīrtiteyaṃ ratotsave keśakalāvidhijñaiḥ || 66 ||

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

She wrapped her arms around him with all her fingers and held him in her arms, tormented by lust. Those who are experts in the art of hairdressing have described this tree as Bhujaṅgavālī.

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

Veshtya, Sarvanc, Kaca, Kacu, Augha, Yasya, Pati, Dharayat, Smararta, Bhujanga, Valli, Parikirtita, Iyam, Idam, Ratotsava, Keshaka, Lavi, Dha, Jna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 4.66). 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: “saṃveṣṭya sarvāṅgulibhiḥ kacaughaṃ yasyāḥ patirdhārayati smarārtām
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • veṣṭya -
  • veṣṭya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣṭya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √veṣṭ]
  • sarvāṅ -
  • sarvāñc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarvāñc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gu -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • libhiḥ -
  • li (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kacau -
  • kaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kacu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • augham -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayati -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • smarārtām -
  • smarārtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhujaṅgavallī parikīrtiteyaṃ ratotsave keśakalāvidhijñaiḥ
  • bhujaṅga -
  • bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vallī -
  • vallī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parikīrtite -
  • parikīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    parikīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratotsave -
  • ratotsava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • keśaka -
  • keśaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāvi -
  • lāvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dhi -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jñaiḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 4.66

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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