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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(11.65.33-39), by Yudhisthira. We also see the description
of 奴rvasi ( III. 46), Madhavi (V-116) and Tilottama (1-211).
Erotic situations are depicted by Vyasa ever and anon.
1 We see the description of physical beauty of males
and females in Puranas also. The Garuda-pur膩峁嘺 describes
the physical beauty of man in the 64th adhyaya and feminine
charms in 121 verses of the 65th adhyaya. The Agni-purana
69 narrates the ideal beauty of women. Srimad Bhagavata is
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full of the description of the dalliance of Krsna and
骋辞辫颈办腻蝉.
Thus the description of physical beauty of females
was in the form of seed in the Vedic age. In the epics
it became a plant and grew into a full blossomed tree in
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69. 啶多じ啷嵿い啶� 啶膏啶む啶班 啶氞ぞ啶班啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距啷嵿啷� 啶い啷嵿い啶ぞ啶む啷嵿啶椸ぞ啶た啶ㄠ啶� 啷�
啶椸啶班啶班啶溹啶ㄠぞ 啶ぞ 啶� 啶い啷嵿い啶ぞ啶班ぞ啶掂い啷囙啷嵿し啶｀ぞ 啷�
啶膏啶ㄠ啶� - 啶曕啶多 啶むえ啷嵿さ啶傕啷� 啶掂た啶侧啶ぞ啶傕啷� 啶え啷嬥す啶班ぞ 啷�
啶膏ぎ啶啶た啶膏啶啶多 啶ぞ啶︵ 啶膏啶灌い啷� 啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶膏啶むえ啷� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶た啶� 啶啶班う啶曕啶粪た啶｀ぞ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶� 啶椸啶︵啶︵啶ぎ啶多啶掂い啷嵿ぅ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶掂い啷� 啷�
啶椸啶侧啶 啶ㄠた啶椸啶⑧ 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷囙え 啶ㄠぞ啶た啶班啶椸啶粪啶犩ぎ啶距え啶苦啶� 啷�
啶溹啶班 啶� 啶啶班げ啶啶� 啶� 啶班啶ぐ啶曕啶粪ぞ 啶� 啶多啶え啶� 啷�
啶ㄠ啷嵿し啶掂啶曕啶粪え啶︵ 啶ㄠぞ啶啶ㄠ 啶� 啶膏う啶� 啶曕げ啶灌お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啷�
啶� 啶侧啶侧啶ぞ 啶� 啶︵啶班啶ぞ啶粪ぞ 啶多啶ぞ 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵た 啶啶溹た啶むぞ 啷�
啶椸ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷堗ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶о啶� 啶啶粪啶ぞ啶啶班啶� 啶多た啶班ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶� 啶侧啶ざ啶� 啷�
啶� 啶膏啶灌い啶啷佮啶苦げ啶� 啶い啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶い啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啷�
啶呧げ啶曕啶粪ぃ啷嵿く啶た 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿く啶� 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶距啶距ぐ啶膏啶むい啷� 啶椸啶｀ぞ啶� 啷� 啶呧啷嵿え啶� [艣ast膩 str墨 c膩rusarv膩峁単墨 mattam膩ta峁単ag膩min墨峁� |
gur奴rujaghan膩 y膩 ca mattap膩r膩vatek峁峁嚹� ||
sun墨la - ke艣墨 tanva峁僩墨 vilom膩峁僩墨 manohar膩 |
samabh奴misp峁浥沘u p膩dau sa峁僪at墨 ca tath膩 stanau ||
n膩bhi岣� pradak峁峁嚹乿art膩 guddyama艣vatthapatravat |
gulphau nig奴岣峢au madhyena n膩bhira峁僩u峁ａ弓ham膩nik膩 ||
ja峁環ara峁� na pralamba ca romarak峁Ｄ� na 艣obhan膩 |
nak峁v峁沰峁nad墨 n膩mn墨 na sad膩 kalahapriy膩 ||
na lolup膩 na durbh膩峁Ｄ� 艣ubh膩 dev膩di p奴jit膩 |
ga峁囜笉airmadh奴ka pu峁膩bhairna 艣ir膩l膩 na loma艣膩 ||
na sa峁僪atabhaku峁璱l膩 patipr膩峁嚹� patipriy膩 |
alak峁峁噛api lak峁膩 yatr膩k膩rastato gu峁嚹佱弗 || agni ] 244.
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