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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8 Indra asks her to know whether she is fit for enjoyment
or not thus
know,
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"Do you have hairs or not ? " she replies
" On Indra, come near and examine, then you will come to
After the marriage of Roma艣膩, she embraces her
husband repeatedly with intense passion. But her husband,
having thought that she has not yet attained puberty,
discards her. Then she says Come near, touch my limbs,
Do not think that I have not yet attained youth. My secret
part is full of hairs like a goat of Gandhara country.
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18 In another hymn, we see that, Urvasi derives pleasure
from the sex-organ of her husband day and night when she
becomes passionate. In the next mantra, she recollects
"Thrice a day, Pururavas, hast thou united with me,
thus -
19 17. 啶呧き啷嵿く啶距啶椸ぞ啶ぞ啶傕啶苦ぐ啶膏 啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶灌啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶むく啷嬥 啶膏ぞ 啶氞ぐ啶� 啶掂さ啶ㄠ啶︵ 啷�
啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ 啶膏啶苦い啷嵿さ啶距う啶� 啶むぞ啶啶掂ぞ啶� 啶班啶ぞ啶｀た 啶む 啶膏え啷嵿い啶� 啶� 啶膏え啷嵿い啶�
啶班ぞ啶多た | 啶膏ぞ 啶ぞ啶侧き啶距さ啶距う啶� 啶む 啶溹啶距う 啶夃お啷嬥お 啶啶� 啶多啷�
啶ぐ啶距ぎ啷冟ざ啶むた 啷� 啶.啶︵. [abhy膩jag膩m膩峁僩iras墨 ca tatra h峁涐梗峁� tayo岣� s膩 cara峁嘺 vavande |
indra sakhitv膩datha t膩muv膩ca rom膩峁噄 te santi na santi
r膩艣i | s膩 b膩labh膩v膩datha ta峁� jag膩da upopa me峁� 艣aku
par膩m峁浥沘ti || b峁�.de. ] 4.2.3.
18. 啶夃お啷嬥お 啶啶� 啶ぐ啶距ぎ啷冟ざ 啶ぞ 啶 啶︵ぞ啶｀た啶え啷嵿く啶ムぞ啶� 啷�
啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距す啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶班啶ざ啶� 啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶距ぐ啷�啶｀ぞ啶た啶掂ぞ啶掂た啶曕ぞ 啷� 啶嬥啷嵿さ啷囙う. [upopa me峁� par膩m峁浥沘 m膩 me d膩峁噄manyath膩岣� |
sarv膩hamasmi roma艣膩 gandh膩r墨峁嚹乵iv膩vik膩 || 峁沢veda. ] 1. 126.7.
19. 啶呧じ啷嵿い啶� 啶ㄠえ啶 啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶曕え啷� 啶︵た啶掂ぞ 啶ㄠ啷嵿い啶� 啶多え啶ムた啶むぞ 啶掂啶むじ啷囙え 啷�
啶むい啷嵿ぐ啷堗さ. [asta峁� nanaye yasmi c膩kan div膩 nakta峁� 艣anathit膩 vaitasena |
tatraiva. ] 10.95.40
