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).

गिरिविहरणविज्ञा रात्रिसञ्चारवीरा मलिनपिशुनचित्ता कुत्सिताहारचेष्टा ।
विकृतवदनचन्द्रा कृष्णवर्णाऽतिखर्वा मलिनवसनरक्ता कीर्तिता प्रेतसत्त्वा ॥ ३३ ॥

giriviharaṇavijñā rātrisañcāravīrā malinapiśunacittā kutsitāhāraceṣṭā |
vikṛtavadanacandrā kṛṣṇavarṇā'tikharvā malinavasanaraktā kīrtitā pretasattvā || 33 ||

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

She knew how to play in the mountains and was a hero who walked at night. The woman’s face was distorted, her complexion was dark, her skin was dirty and her clothes were red.

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

Gir, Viharana, Vijna, Ratri, Sancara, Vira, Malina, Pishuna, Citta, Kutsita, Ahara, Ceshta, Vikritavadana, Candra, Ati, Kharu, Kharva, Vasana, Raktri, Rakta, Kirtita, Preta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Panchasayaka Verse 1.33). 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: “giriviharaṇavijñā rātrisañcāravīrā malinapiśunacittā kutsitāhāraceṣṭā
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • viharaṇa -
  • viharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñā* -
  • vijña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rātri -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sañcāra -
  • sañcāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañcāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • malina -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśuna -
  • piśuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piśuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittā -
  • cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kutsitā -
  • kutsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kutsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kutsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kuts -> kutsita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kuts class 10 verb]
    kuts -> kutsita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kuts class 10 verb]
    kuts -> kutsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuts class 10 verb]
    kuts (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kuts (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ceṣṭā -
  • ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vikṛtavadanacandrā kṛṣṇavarṇā'tikharvā malinavasanaraktā kīrtitā pretasattvā
  • vikṛtavadana -
  • vikṛtavadana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṛtavadana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candrā -
  • candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇavarṇā' -
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kharvā* -
  • kharu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • malina -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasana -
  • vasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktā -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • kīrtitā -
  • kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sattvā -
  • sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Panchasayaka Verse 1.33

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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