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 6 - Kamasutra part 5 (Para-darika-adhikarana )鈥擟ritical study
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also describes this stage picturesquely. 21 The fifth stage of a love-sick man is tanuta or
k膩r艣yat膩 i.e, emaciation of the body. Srihar峁 describes
Nala who has become lean due to the torture of Cupid's
Kalidasa too sketches his heroes and heroines
in this stage. Agnimitra says that his body may be
arrows.
22 emaciated when there is no pleasure of embracing the
beloved. Samahitika, an attendant, remarks that
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Malavika too during these days appears emaciated like
a jasmine-garland worn and thrown away. Having seen
Sakuntala, Priyamvad膩 says- " Day by day, you are Indeed
being reduced in your limbs. Only the glare of loveli-
ness leaves you not.
25 "
Further she remarks- "Even the
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21. 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距い啶ぞ啶氞啶氞え啷嵿う啶ㄠお啶權啶曕さ啶距お啷�啶� 啶むい啶膏啶むぎ啶膏啶ぞ啶︵お啶� 啶むぞ啶� 啶溹啶距ぎ 啷�
啶むじ啷嵿く啷囙い啶� 啶す啷嵿さ啶 啶膏啶ぐ啶むぞ啶た啶むじ啷嵿く 啶椸い啶距啶む啶班啶� 啶椸い啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距ぎ啶距 啷� 啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ. [candr膩tap膩ccandanapa峁卥av膩p墨峁� tatastamasm膩dapi t膩峁� jag膩ma |
tasyeti bahvaya岣� smarat膩pitasya gat膩gataireva gat膩striy膩m膩岣� || vikrama. ] 9.24.
22. 啶膏啶ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶ㄠた啶膏啶む啷嵿し啷嵿く 啶掂啶ム啶� 啶ぞ啶｀啶侧ぞ啶掂ぃ啷嵿く啶多啶粪ぞ啶� 啶曕啶多い啶距ぎ啶ㄠぞ啶た 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [smare峁嘺 nistak峁a v峁泃haiva b膩峁嘺il膩va峁噛a艣e峁Ｄ佱箖 k峁浥沘t膩man膩yi | nai峁. ] 3. 109.
23. 啶多ぐ啷�啶班 啶曕啶粪ぞ啶 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵じ啶むた 啶︵く啶苦い啶� 啶侧た啶權啶椸え啶膏啶栢
...啷� 啶ぞ啶�. [艣ar墨ra峁� k峁Ｄ乵a峁� sy膩dasati dayit膩 li峁単anasukhe
...| m膩la. ] 3.1.
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24. 啶ぞ啶侧さ啶苦啶距ぎ啷嵿く啷囙し啷� 啶︵た啶掂じ啷囙し啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷佮啷嵿い啷囙さ 啶ぞ啶侧い啷�啶ぞ啶侧ぞ
啶啶侧ぞ啶ぎ啶距え啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿く啶む 啷� [m膩lavik膩mye峁 divase峁anutamukteva m膩lat墨m膩l膩
ml膩yam膩n膩 lak峁ate | ] 417.3. Q.44.
25. 啶呧え啷佮う啶苦さ啶� 啶栢げ啷� 啶ぐ啶苦す啷�啶い啷囙そ啶椸啶� 啷� 啶曕啶掂げ啶� 啶侧ぞ啶掂ぃ啷嵿く啶く啷�
啶涏ぞ啶ぞ 啶む啶掂ぞ啶� 啶� 啶啶炧啶氞い啶� 啷� 啶呧き啶�. [anudivasa khalu parih墨yate'gai岣� | kevala峁� l膩va峁噛amay墨
ch膩y膩 tv膩峁� na mu帽cati | abhi. ] 2. 啶. [辫峁�.] 56.
