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 1 - Introdcution to Kama and Kamashastra literature
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A lover is requesting Mitravarun膩 to arouse K膩ma in his
beloved's mind, due to which she should not sleep soundly.
28 she should come passionately and she should love him.
The XIVth Kanda of the Atharvaveda
da of the Atharvaveda
deals with marriage
ceremony in which there are many hymns relating to sex.
The Atharvaveda mentions the words of Praj膩pati who says
that the semen resides in man. It will be sprinkled in
woman. This is the way to get progeny.
Thus the Vedic
seers are not ashamed to speak about sex.
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The Satapatha Brahmana says that
There are three
sex organs one 艣i艣na and two Vrsanas 7 for a man and they
are compared to Anuy膩jas. Testicals have the capacity to
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sow the seed for the progeny.
Further it instructs that
28. 啶夃い啷嵿い啷佮う啶膏啶む啶掂啶む啶む啶︵い啷嵿い啷� 啶ぞ 啶оぅ啶距 啶多く啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂 |
啶囙し啷佮 啶曕ぞ啶じ啷嵿く 啶ぞ 啶啶ぞ 啶むく啶� 啶掂た啶о啶ぞ啶た 啶む啶掂ぞ 啶灌啶︵た 啷�
啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ 啶掂た啶︵啶掂ぞ 啶掂啶啶粪く啶� 啶多啶粪啶曕じ啷嵿く啶距き啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿お 啶ぞ
啶啶︵啶班啶ㄠた啶え啷嵿く啷佮 啶曕啶掂げ啷� 啶啶班た啶さ啶距う啶苦え啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶掂啶班い啶� 啷� 啶呧ぅ啶班啶� . [uttudastvottudattu m膩 dhath膩岣� 艣ayane sve |
i峁岣� k膩masya y膩 bh墨m膩 tay膩 vidhy膩mi tv膩 h峁沝i ||
v膩c膩 vidv膩 vyo峁y膩 艣u峁asy膩bhi sarpa m膩
m峁沝urnimanyu岣� keval墨 priyav膩dinyanuvrat膩 || atharva . ] 3-25. 1, 4.
29. 啶啶傕じ啶� 啶掂 啶班啶む 啶さ啶むた 啶むい啷� 啶膏啶む啶班た啶ぞ啶え啷佮し啶苦啷嵿く啶む 啷�
啶むう啷� 啶掂 啶啶む啶班じ啷嵿く 啶掂啶︵え啶� 啶むう啷� 啶啶班啶距お啶むた啶班が啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶む 啷� 啶呧ぅ啶班啶� [pu峁僺i vai reto bhavati tat striy膩manu峁cyate |
tad vai putrasya vedana峁� tad praj膩patirabrav墨t || atharva ] 6-11.2.
30. 啶む啶班啶｀ 啶多た啶掂え啶距え啶� 啷� 啶� 啶忇さ 啶む啶班く啷嬥え啷佮く啶距啶距 啷� 啶� 啶啶洁く啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶苦し啷嵿啷嬥え啷佮く啶距啶� 啷�
啶むう啶苦う啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶苦し啷嵿啶距ぎ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ 啶多た啶曕啶粪え啶 啷� 啶多ウ 啶啶班ぞ. [tr墨峁嚹� 艣ivan膩ni | na eva trayonuy膩j膩岣� | sa yo'ya峁� var峁峁ａ弓honuy膩ja岣� |
tadida峁� var峁峁ａ弓h膩mitra 艣ik峁nam | 艣a0 br膩. ] 11.1.6.31.
31. 啶呧ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷� 啶掂 啶班啶む 啶膏た啶氞 | 啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷嵿す啶苦い啶距 啶むう啶｀啶∴ぞ啶啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班啶距い啶苦
啶︵ぇ啶距い啶� 啷� 啶呧え啷嵿い啶班啶掂啶う啶оぞ啶むた 啷� 啶呧え啷嵿い啶班啶� 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷� 啶啶班啶距
啶啶班啶距く啶ㄠ啶む 啷� 啶多が啷嵿ぐ啶�. [a峁囜笉au vai reta岣� sico | anantarhit膩峁� tada峁囜笉膩bhy膩峁� praj膩ti峁�
dadh膩ti | antarevopadadh膩ti | antareva ya峁囜笉au praj膩岣�
praj膩yante | 艣abr膩. ] 7.4.2.26.
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