Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India)
by Nidheesh Kannan B. | 2018 | 52,434 words
This page relates 鈥楢dornments and Caring of Body in Sahridayalila鈥� of the study on Kamashastra representing the discipline of Kama (i.e., 鈥榮ensual pleasure鈥�). The Kamasutra of Vatsyayana from the 4th century is one of the most authoratitive Sanskrit texts belonging this genre. This study focusses on the vision of life of ancient India reflected in Kamashastra.
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8.2. Adornments and Caring of Body in 厂补丑峁沝补测补濒墨濒腻
厂补丑峁沝补测补濒墨濒腻, the work on 碍腻尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补, authored by 搁腻箩腻苍补办补 Ruyyaka and is composed in four small chapters. A general outline about the text has already given in the second chapter of this thesis. Here it is aimed to analyze the content of 厂补丑峁沝补测补濒墨濒腻, because the text entirely deals about the importance and caring of physical body. Through four ullekhas the author explores the subjects like qualities of the connoisseur, importance of ornaments, nature of youth and beauty etc.
The first chapter called Gu峁噊llekha or on importance of developing personality. As an aesthetician, Ruyyaka uses the word sah峁沝aya which means an appreciator of arts, music and literatures to address citizen or 苍腻驳补谤补办补. In this section, ten physical qualities or bodily factors of personality viz. figure or appearance of the body, colour of the body, lustre of the body, attractiveness, nobility, efficiency in coquettish gestures, grace, characteristic trait, magnanimous ability and fortune are discussed. Each of the qualities is also defined here separately[1].
The second chapter named Ala峁卥膩rollekha deals about seven types of adornments to be applied in the body. They are diamonds, gold, diamond incorporated with gold, garlands, perfumed powders and creams made of different ingredients, eyebrow designers, massaging items etc. Thirteen types of diamonds, nine types of gold, four types of incorporated diamond gold, eight types of garlands, two ways of massaging etc are depicted. The chapter has concluded by proclaiming that the combination of above items is perfect costume ever and it should be applied according to the suitability of place, time and climatic conditions. Thus the beauty will be enriched by the application of such items as suitably[2].
The third chapter named J墨vitollekha briefly explains about the period of youth. Physical changes happened in the body as the symbol of adolescence after childhood stage, entertainments and major mental happenings in the youth are described here[3].
The fourth and final chapter called Parikarollekha, Parikara means the one which enumerates beauty with its nearby presence or simply, it is called the physical body. It has eight broad divisions derived from moveable and immovable or conscious and unconscious with relevant examples each.
Then the chapter concludes by interconnecting all the subjects depicted in the four chapters in a single stream of life as:
In short, quality generates, adornment cultivates, life revives and body implies the beauty[4]. So, the life span of a citizen or sah峁沝aya is lays upon physical beauty to an extent. According to Ruyyaka, the aesthetical satisfaction of life is beauty and physical caring and man is living in the joyful world created by beauty. So that, the text like 厂补丑峁沝补测补濒墨濒腻 aims to propagate the value of adornments and caring of body in delightful material life.
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艣r墨mat膩mutkar峁parij帽膩nadvaidagdhyena sah峁沝ayatv膩nn膩garikat膩siddhi岣� | yuvatyad墨n膩mukar峁 dehe gu峁嚹乴a峁僰膩raj墨vitaparikarebhya岣� | tatra 艣obh膩vidh膩yino 诲丑补谤尘腻 驳耻峁嚹佱弗 | 谤奴辫补峁� 惫补谤峁嘺岣� 辫谤补产丑腻 谤腻驳补岣� 腻产丑颈箩腻迟测补峁� 惫颈濒腻蝉颈迟腻 | 濒腻惫补峁噛补峁� 濒腻办峁峁嘺峁� 肠丑腻测腻 蝉补耻产丑腻驳测补峁� cetyam墨 驳耻峁嚹佱弗 || avayav膩n膩峁� rekh膩sp膩峁ａ弓ya峁� r奴pam | gaur膩didharmavi艣e峁 惫补谤峁嘺岣� | k膩cak膩cyar奴p膩 ravik膩nti岣� 辫谤补产丑腻 | naisargikasmeratvamukhapras膩d膩di岣� sarve峁Ｄ乵eva cak峁rbandhako dharmo 谤腻驳补岣� | kusuma诲丑补谤尘腻 m膩rdav膩dirl膩lan膩dir奴pa岣� spar艣avi艣e峁岣� pe艣a濒补迟腻khya 膩bhij膩tyam | a峁僩op膩峁僩膩n膩峁� yauvanodbhed墨 manmathav膩san膩prayukta岣� ka峁乲峁Ｄ乨ivadvibhram膩khya艣ce峁ａ弓膩vi艣e峁惫颈濒腻蝉颈迟腻 | tara峁僩idravasvabh膩v膩py膩yinetrapeyavy膩pisnigdhamadhura iva pr墨timotkar峁ikas膩ra iva p奴r峁噀nduvad膩hl膩dako 诲丑补谤尘补岣� sa峁僺thanamugdhimavya峁僩yo l膩va峁噛am | a峁僩op膩峁僩膩n膩mas膩dh膩ra峁嘺艣obh膩pr膩艣astyaheturaucityatm膩smay墨 dharmo lak峁峁嘺m | tasya yuktapram膩峁嘺t膩do峁spar艣asnigdhavakraniyatalom膩峁僩asu艣li峁ａ弓asa峁僤h膩nat膩n膩ha-pari峁嚹乭aucityalokaprasiddhavi艣i峁ａ弓膩峁僩ayog膩khy膩岣� krame峁嘺 峁峁璪hed膩岣� | agr膩myatay膩 vakrimatvakhy膩pin墨 t膩mb奴laparidh膩nan峁泃tabha峁噄tigaman膩disthanake峁 蝉奴办峁腻 bha峁僩i艣c肠丑腻测腻 | sphurallak峁yupabhogaparimal膩digamyo'nta岣膩ro ra帽jakatay膩 va艣墨kart膩 sah峁沝ayasa峁僾edyadharmabheda艣ca saubh膩gyam | tatr膩dye smaramadapulak膩dayo bhed膩岣� | antye tu bha峁噄tar奴paparibhog膩dhar膩sv膩dasaurabh膩dibhiryugapadrasavattv膩tpa帽cendriyasukhal膩bha岣� || iti 艣r墨r膩j膩nakaruyyakaviracit膩y膩峁� sah峁沝ayal墨l膩y膩峁� gu峁噊llekha岣� 辫谤补迟丑补尘补岣� |
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谤补迟苍补峁� 丑别尘腻峁兣泆办别 尘腻濒测补峁� ma峁囜笉anadravyayojane | 辫谤补办墨谤峁嘺峁� cetyala峁僰膩r膩岣� saptaivete 尘补测腻 尘补迟腻岣� || tatra vajramukt膩padmar膩gamarakatendran墨lavaid奴ryapu峁ar膩gakarketanapulakarudhir膩 k峁bh墨峁aspha峁璱kaprav膩lar奴p膩峁噄 迟谤补测辞诲补艣补 谤补迟苍腻苍颈 | hema 苍补惫补诲丑腻 | j膩mb奴nada艣膩takaumbhah膩峁璦kavai峁嘺va艣r峁涐箖g墨艣uktijaj膩tar奴parasaviddh膩karodgatabhed膩t | tatra t膩岣嵞玨u峁囜笉ala艣rava峁嘺v膩lik膩dir膩vedhya岣� | a峁僩ada艣ro峁嚹玸奴tram奴rdhama峁噄艣ikh膩d峁涐梗峁璱k膩dirnibandhan墨ya岣� | 奴rmik膩ka峁璦kama帽j墨rasad峁浥沘岣� 辫谤补办峁辫测补岣� | pr膩lambam膩lik膩h膩ranak峁tram膩l膩prabh峁泃ir腻谤辞辫测补岣� | caturdh膩峁兣泆kamaya岣� | tvakphalakrimiromajatv膩tkrame峁嘺 k峁umakarp膩sakau艣eyar膩峁僰av膩dibhed膩t | punastridh膩 | nibandhan墨yaprak峁py腻谤辞辫测补vaicitry膩t | tatra nibandhan墨ya岣� 艣ira岣ヅ浤佱弓akajaghanavasan膩di岣� | 辫谤补办峁辫测补岣� ka帽culik膩di岣� | 腻谤辞辫测补 uttar墨yapa峁乨i岣� | sarvasy膩sy膩nekavidhatva峁� var峁嘺vicchittin膩n膩tv膩t | grathit膩grathitava艣膩ddvividha岣� sanna峁ａ弓adh膩 m膩lyamaya岣� | ve峁ａ弓itavitatasa峁僩h膩峁瓂agranthimadavala峁僢amuktaka尘补帽箩补谤墨stabakalak峁峁嘺m膩lyabhedena | tatrodvartita峁� ve峁ａ弓itam | p膩r艣vato 惫颈蝉迟腻谤颈迟补峁� vitatam | bahubhi岣� pu峁ai岣� sam奴hena 谤补肠颈迟补峁� sa峁僩h膩峁瓂am | antar膩ntar膩 惫颈峁尘补峁� granthimat | spa峁ａ弓ommitamavalambam | 办别惫补濒补峁� muktaka岣� | anekapu峁amay墨 濒补迟腻 尘补帽箩补谤墨 | kusumaguluccha峁� 蝉迟补产补办补岣� | tasy膩vedhy膩dayo'pi catv膩ro bhed膩岣� | kast奴r墨ku峁僰umacandanakarp奴r膩gu rukulakadantasamapa峁璦v膩sasahak膩ratai濒补迟腻mb奴l膩laktak膩帽janagorocan膩dinirv峁泃to ma峁囜笉anadravyamaya岣� | bhr奴gha峁璦n膩lakaracan膩dhammillabandh膩diryojan膩maya岣� | 诲惫颈诲丑腻 prak墨r峁嘺maya岣� | janyanive艣yabhedena | 艣ramajalamadhumad膩dirjanya岣� | d奴rv膩艣okapallavayav膩峁僰urarajatatrapu艣a峁僰hat膩ladaladantapatrik膩m峁涐箛膩lavalaya-karakr墨岣峚nak膩dirnive艣ya岣� | etatsamav膩yo 惫别峁岣� | sa ca de艣ak膩laprak峁泃yavasthas膩tmyena | ete峁Ｄ佱箖 vicchitty膩 yath膩sthananive艣anaparabh膩gal膩bh膩dr膩ma峁嚹珁akav峁沝dhi岣� | iti 艣r墨r膩j膩nakaruyyakaviracit膩y膩峁� sah峁沝ayal墨l膩y膩mala峁僰膩rollekho 诲惫颈迟墨测补岣� |
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艣obh膩y膩 anupr膩峁嘺ka峁� yauvan膩khya峁� j墨vitam | b膩ly膩nantara峁� g膩tr膩峁嚹佱箖 vaipulyasau峁ａ弓havavibhaktat膩vidh膩y墨 sphu峁璱tad膩岣峣mopama岣� smaravasatiravasthabhedo yauvanam | tasya vaya岣a峁僤hir膩rambha岣� | 尘补诲丑测补峁� tu prau岣峢ik膩la岣� | prathame dhammillaracan膩lakabha峁僩an墨v墨nahanadantaparikarmapari峁ara峁嘺-darpa峁噀k峁峁嘺pu峁occayam膩lyombhanajalakr墨岣嵞乨y奴t膩艣l墨lacchekabha峁噄tyanimittalajj膩nubh膩va艣峁涐箖g膩ra艣ik峁Ｄ乨aya 膩vartam膩n膩艣ce峁ａ弓膩岣� | antye tu 艣峁涐箖g膩r膩nubh膩vat膩ratamya峁� 艣reya岣� || iti 艣r墨r膩j膩nakaruyyakaviracit膩y膩峁� sah峁沝ayal墨l膩y膩峁� j墨vitollekhast峁泃墨ya岣� |
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艣obh膩y膩 膩r膩dupak膩rakatv膩dvya帽jaka岣� 辫补谤颈办补谤补岣� | tasya cetan膩cetanayo岣� stha峁噓calayo岣� 辫谤补迟测别办补峁� 艣li峁ａ弓asa峁僴ihitam膩trar奴patven膩峁ａ弓avidhatvam | utsa峁僩op膩s墨nak膩ntahayapariv膩rav膩t膩yanavit膩nanauchatr膩d墨ni dar艣an膩ni | t膩ni 诲惫颈诲丑腻 | vyastasamastabhed膩t | eva峁� 艣obh膩samutp膩dakasamudd墨pak膩nupr膩峁嘺kavya帽jak膩岣� kram膩dgu峁嚹乴a峁僰膩raj墨vitaparikar膩岣� | eva峁� parasparopak膩rakatv膩ditaretar膩nugr膩hakatva峁� siddham || iti 艣r墨r膩j膩nakaruyyakaviracit膩y膩峁� sah峁沝ayal墨l膩y膩峁� parikarollekha艣caturtha岣� |