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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The influence of erotic science or Kamasastra on literature started from the Vedic age only. Influence of erotics in the Veda and in the Upanisads is already seen. 29 The description of feminine beauty started from the
Raveda. The hymns relating to Goddess Usas picture her
physical beauty. The epic literature depicts the physical
beauty of females frequently. In the R膩m膩yana, R膩vana,
having seen s墨ta in the hermitage, says- "0 beautiful one,
who are you? You are having lustre of gold; you are
having the beauty of lotus. You are looking like Laksmi,
Apsara and Rati. Your teeth are equal, white and contracted;
your eyes are white and wide and red at sides; your hips
are big and laps are fleshy and resemble the trunk of an
elephant. Your breasts are round in shape, compact, fleshy,
protruding, beautiful, lovely and they are like a tala
fruit.
Your smile, teeth, eyes and hair are beautiful.鈥�66
66. 啶曕ぞ 啶む啶掂 啶曕ぞ啶炧啶氞え啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距き啶� 啶啶む啷屶ざ啷囙く啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ 啷�
啶曕ぎ啶距げ啶距え啶距 啶多啶ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ啶� 啶う啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷�啶� 啶灌た 啶た啶い啷� 啷�
啶灌啶� 啶曕啶班啶むた啶� 啶多啶班啶� 啶多啶ぞ 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啷�啶班ぎ啷嵿お啷嵿じ啶班ぞ 啶掂ぞ 啶多啶ぞ啶ㄠえ啷� 啷�
啶啶むた啶班啶掂ぞ 啶む啶掂 啶掂ぐ啶距ぐ啷嬥す啷� 啶班い啶苦ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏啶掂啶班啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷� 啷�
啶膏ぎ啶距 啶多た啶栢ぐ啶苦ぃ啶� 啶膏啶ㄠた啶椸啶оぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶班ぞ 啶︵ざ啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶むさ 啷�
啶掂た啶多ぞ啶侧 啶掂た啶げ啷� 啶ㄠ啶む啶班 啶班啷嵿い啶距え啷嵿い啷� 啶曕啶粪啶｀い啶距ぐ啶曕 ||
啶掂た啶多ぞ啶侧 啶溹啶ㄠ 啶啶ㄠぎ啷傕ぐ啷� 啶曕ぐ啶苦啶班啶ぎ啷� 啷�
啶忇い啶距さ啷佮お啶距啶苦い啷� 啶掂啶む啶む 啶膏啶灌い啷� 啶膏啶啶班さ啶侧啶椸た啶む 啷�
[k膩 tva峁� k膩帽canavar峁嚹乥hi p墨takau艣eyav膩sin墨 |
kam膩l膩n膩峁� 艣ubh膩峁� m膩l膩峁� padmin墨va hi bibhat墨 ||
h墨岣� k墨rti岣� 艣r墨岣� 艣ubh膩 lak峁墨rampsar膩 v膩 艣ubh膩nane |
bh奴tirv膩 tva峁� var膩rohe ratirv膩 svairac膩ri峁嚹� ||
sam膩岣� 艣ikhari峁嘺岣� snigdh膩岣� p膩峁囜笉ur膩 da艣an膩stava |
vi艣膩le vimale netre rakt膩nte k峁涐梗峁嘺t膩rake ||
vi艣膩la峁� jaghana峁� p墨nam奴r奴 karikaropamau |
et膩vup膩citau v峁泃tau sa峁僪atau sa峁僷ravalgit墨 ||
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