Essay name: Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study)
Author:
Vishwanath K. Hampiholi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the influence of Kamashastra on classical Sanskrit literature by exploring the significance of Kama (sexual desire) within Indian philosophy and literature. It is highlighted tat ancient Indians valued both spiritual and worldly aspects of life. The treatise "Kamasutra" by Vatsyayana is highlighted as a pioneering erotic text, addressing sexual pleasure as an art form.
Chapter 3 - Kamasutra part 2 (Samprayogika)鈥擟ritical study
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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by the poets. Even ascetics like V膩dir膩jat墨rtha 38 have described the nail-prints which are an essential part of love-sport. 157 The Kamasutra states that there are eight types of
39 nail-scratches. The Pancasayaka also names eight types
of nail-marks, but it adds sarismaraka instead of 'a tiger's
The Anangaranga narrates only seven types of
claw.
40 nail-scratches.
42 41
43 It leaves 'a tiger's claw.' The Rati-
rahasya mentions the same seven types of nail-scratches
stated by the Anangaranga. The Nagarasarvasva gives
all the eight types which are defined by the Kamasutra.
Some of these types are pictured by the poets directly
and indirectly.
38. 啶啶氞啶ぎ啶距え啶曕が啶班啶ぐ啶え啷嵿ぇ啶� 啶啶班啶氞啶ぎ啶距え啶班じ啶︵ぞ啶む啶啶曕啶ㄠ啶︵ 啷�
啶啶ム啶ぎ啶距え 啶ㄠ啶侧ぞ 啶涏啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶班 啶曕ぅ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠす啶班た啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶掂啶ㄠ啶︵ 啷� 啶班啶曕啶た啶｀た. [mucyam膩nakabar墨bharabandha岣� procyam膩narasad膩tumukunda岣� |
p峁泃hyam膩na nakhal膩 chnacandra岣� kathyam膩naharivikramav峁沶da岣� || rukmi峁噄. ] 9.2.
39. 啶むう啶距啷嵿啷佮ぐ啶苦い啶曕ぎ啶班啶ム啶ㄠ啶︵啶班 啶啶∴げ 啶班啶栢ぞ 啶掂啶ぞ啶樴啶班え啶掂 啶く啷傕ぐ啶う啶�
[tad膩cchuritakamarthacandro ma峁冡笉ala rekh膩 vy膩ghranava峁� may奴rapadaka
] 40.
41.
啶多ざ啶啶侧啶む 啶啶む啶げ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶た啶むた 啶班啶い啷嬥そ啶粪啶掂た啶曕げ啷嵿お啶 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [艣a艣aplutaka mutpalapatraka miti r奴pato'峁ａ箾vikalpam | k膩. sa峁�. ] 2. 4. 4.
啶涏啶班た啶� - 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷囙え啷嵿う啷� 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�
[churita - ardhendu ma峁囜笉ala
] B
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啶多ざ啶� 啶啶侧啶むぎ啷� 啶班啶栢ぞ
啷�
啶く啷傕ぐ啶ぞ啶︵ぎ啷� 啶啶曕啶い啷嵿ぐ啶 - 啶膏啶膏啶ぞ啶班啶 啷� 啶. 啶膏ぞ. [艣a艣aka plutam rekh膩
|
may奴rap膩dam paikajapatram - sa峁僺m膩rakam | pa峁�. s膩. ] 4. 50.56.
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啶涏啶班た啶むぎ啷� - 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶 - 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧啶 啶班啶栢ぞ - 啶く啷傕ぐ啶ぞ啶︵ぎ啷�
啶多ぞ啶啶侧啶むぎ啷� - 啶夃い啷嵿お啶侧お啶む啶班ぎ啷� | 啶呧え啶傕. [churitam - ardhacandram - ma峁囜笉alakam rekh膩 - may奴rap膩dam
艣膩plutam - utpalapatram | ana峁僩a. ] 9. 23.28.
啷�
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] 42. 啶班い啶� [rati ] 8.3.6.
43. 啶ㄠぞ啶椸ぐ. [苍腻驳补谤补. ] 22.105.
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