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).

एकं युवत्याश्चरणं पृथिव्यामूर्ध्वं तथाऽन्यं परिकल्य कान्तः ।
पद्भ्यां स्थितो हस्तयुगं च भूमौ त्रैविक्रमः स्यादिति वन्धराजः ॥ ११ ॥

ekaṃ yuvatyāścaraṇaṃ pṛthivyāmūrdhvaṃ tathā'nyaṃ parikalya kāntaḥ |
padbhyāṃ sthito hastayugaṃ ca bhūmau traivikramaḥ syāditi vandharājaḥ || 11 ||

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

The lover counted one of the young woman’s feet on the ground and the other. The king of Vandhara stood on his feet and placed his hands on the ground.

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

Eka, Yuvati, Yuvatya, Carana, Prithivi, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Anya, Parika, Kanta, Pat, Pad, Sthita, Hasta, Yuga, Bhuma, Bhumi, Traivikrama, Syat, Sya, Iti, Andha, Raja, Raj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 5.11). 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: “ekaṃ yuvatyāścaraṇaṃ pṛthivyāmūrdhvaṃ tathā'nyaṃ parikalya kāntaḥ
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuvatyāś -
  • yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √yu class 2 verb], [genitive single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yuvatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caraṇam -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā' -
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parika -
  • parika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lya -
  • kāntaḥ -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “padbhyāṃ sthito hastayugaṃ ca bhūmau traivikramaḥ syāditi vandharājaḥ
  • padbhyām -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • hasta -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yugam -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • traivikramaḥ -
  • traivikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • andha -
  • andha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    andha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājaḥ -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 5.11

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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