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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thou hast loved me without a rival. I have followed thee
to thy house. Thou hero hast been the sovereign of my
person,
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The dialogue between Indra and Indr膩n墨 is
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22 very sensuous: A Vedic seer prays thus "May Visnu
construct the womb; may Tvastr fabricate the members;
may Prajapati sprinkle; may Dh膩t峁� cherish thy embryo."
Another lover of the Vedic period who was waiting for his
beloved expects thus " Let the mother sleep, let the
father sleep, let the dog sleep, let the master sleep, let
the Kindred sleep, let the people (who are stationed)
around sleep.
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20. 啶む啶班た啶� 啶膏啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶︵ 啶啶班え啶ムく啷� 啶掂啶むい啷囙え啷嬥い 啶膏啶� 啶啶� 啶掂啶い啷嵿く啷� 啶啶｀ぞ啶むた 啷�
啶啶班啶膏啶掂 啶ㄠ 啶む 啶曕啶むぎ啶距く啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶 啶掂啶� 啶むえ啷嵿さ啶膏啶むう啶距じ啷�啶� 啷�
啶嬥啷嵿さ啷囙う [tri岣� sma m膩nda岣� pranathayo vaitatenota sma me岣峚 vyatyai p峁涐箛膩ti |
purusvo nu te ketam膩ya峁� r膩j膩 me v墨ra tanvastad膩s墨岣� ||
峁沢惫别诲补 ] 10.95.5.
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21. 啶� 啶膏啶多 啶じ啷嵿く 啶班ぎ啷嵿が啶む啶洁え啷嵿い啶班ぞ 啶膏啷嵿ぅ啷嵿く啶� 啶曕お啷冟い啷� 啷�
啶膏う啷�啶多 啶じ啷嵿く 啶班啶ざ啶� 啶ㄠた啶粪啶︵啶粪 啶掂た啶溹啶啶い啷�
啶� 啶膏啶多 啶じ啷嵿く 啶班啶ざ啶� 啶ㄠた啶粪啶︵啶粪 啶掂た啶溹啶啶い啷� 啷�
啶膏啶︵啶� 啶じ啷嵿く 啶� 啶班ぎ啷嵿が啶む啶洁え啷嵿い啶班ぞ 啶膏啷嵿ぅ啷嵿く啶� 啶曕ぎ啷冟う啷�
[na sai艣e yasya rambate'ntar膩 sakthy膩 kap峁泃 |
sad墨艣e yasya roma艣a峁� ni峁du峁 vij峁沵bhate
na se艣e yasya roma艣a峁� ni峁du峁 vij峁沵bhate |
said墨艣a yasya sa rambate'ntar膩 sakthy膩 kam峁沝
] 22. 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班啶啶ㄠた啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶い啷� 啶む啶掂し啷嵿啶� 啶班啶ぞ啶｀た 啶た啶傕ざ啶む [vi峁ａ箛uryoni峁� kalpayatu tva峁ａ弓膩 r奴p膩峁噄 pi峁兣沘tu ] 1
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啷� 啶嬥啷嵿さ啷囙う. [|| 峁沢惫别诲补. ] 10.86.16-17.
啶� 啶膏た啶炧啶氞い啷� 啶啶班啶距お啶むた啶班啶оぞ啶むぞ 啶椸ぐ啷嵿き啶� 啶︵ぇ啶距い啷� 啶む 啷� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ [膩 si帽catu praj膩patirdh膩t膩 garbha峁� dadh膩tu te || tatra ] 10.184.1.
23. 啶膏じ啷嵿い啷� 啶ぞ啶むぞ 啶膏じ啷嵿い啷� 啶た啶むぞ 啶膏じ啷嵿い啷� 啶多啶掂ぞ 啶膏じ啷嵿い啷� 啶掂た啶多啶い啶苦 啷�
啶膏ぎ啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶むく啶� 啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶ぎ啶た啶む 啶溹え啶� 啷� 啶嬥啶掂啶�. [sastu m膩t膩 sastu pit膩 sastu 艣v膩 sastu vi艣pati岣� |
samantu sarve j帽膩taya岣� sattvayamabhito jana岣� || 峁沢aveda. ] 7.55.5.
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