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 2 - Kamasutra part 1 (Sadharana-adhikarana)鈥擟ritical study
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Satprayogika, Kanyasamprayuktaka, Bh膩ry膩, Parad膩rika, Vai艣ika and Aupanisadika adhikaranas respectively. 33 Many poets being influenced by Vatsyayana, who salutes
Kama in the beginning of his work, commence their kavyas
with salutations to the God of Love. Rajasekhara starts
his Viddha艣膩labha帽jik膩 as "Cupid, who is the teacher
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of females at the time of coition, who is the fast friend
of the moon, who defeats the God of gods and who is the
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stage-manager of coition-drama, conquers. K膩s墨patt,
in his Mukund膩nandabh膩na praises the God of Love,
bows down to Ananga in his 艢r磨g膩ra艣ataka.
2. 啶曕啶侧啷佮ぐ啷佮ぐ啶げ啶距え啶距 啶曕啶侧た啶︵啶曕啶粪ぞ-啶啶班う啶距え啷�
啶ぐ啶じ啷佮す啷冟う 啶ㄠ啶椸 啶班啶灌た啶｀啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶じ啷嵿く 啷�
啶呧ぇ啶苦啶膏啶� - 啶啶粪い啷嵿啷堗ぐ啷嵿う啷囙さ啶︵啶掂じ啷嵿く 啶溹啶むぞ
[kulagururabal膩n膩峁� kelid墨k峁Ｄ�-prad膩ne
paramasuh峁沝a na峁僩e rohi峁嚹玽allabhasya |
adhikasuma - p峁涐梗atkairdevadevasya jet膩
] 3 Bhart峁沨ari
Damodaragupta
啶溹く啶むた 啶膏啶班い - 啶侧啶侧ぞ - 啶ㄠぞ啶熰た啶曕ぞ-啶膏啶む啶班ぇ啶距ぐ啶� || [jayati surata - l墨l膩 - n膩峁璱k膩-s奴tradh膩ra岣� || ] fq. T. 1.1.
Ed. Ramakanta Tripati, Chowkhamba Vidya Bhavan,
Benaras, 1965.
3. 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶多啶むげ啶い啷嵿く - 啶侧啶曕え啶え啶� 啶多ぎ啷嵿き啷� 啶膏啶оぞ啶多啶曕ぐ啷�-
啶掂た啶粪啶掂啷嵿さ啷嵿く啶距啷佮げ啶い啷嵿じ啷� 啶膏啶ぎ啶оえ啶距い啷� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶︵啶椸え啷嵿い啷囙し啷� 啶� 啷�
啶侧啶侧ぞ啶 啶ぐ啶啶掂 啶оえ啷佮ぐ啶苦え啷嵿さ啶苦ぎ啶む啶啶班じ啷傕え啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ
[candre 艣墨talayatya - l墨kanayana峁� 艣ambho sudh膩艣墨karai-
vi峁agvy膩kulayatsu sa峁儁amadhan膩t k膩nt膩d峁沢ante峁 ca |
l墨l膩yai parameva峁� dhanurinvimatpras奴n膩tmana岣�
] 鈥�
啶膏啶掂啷嵿啶ㄠ啶� 啶班い啶苦さ啶侧啶侧き啷� 啶掂た啶溹く啶む 啶む啶班啶侧啶曕啶�-啶掂啶班 啶膏啶ぐ啶� 啷� 啶啶曕啶ㄠ啶� [svacchanda rativallabho vijayate trailokya-v墨ra岣� smara岣� || mukunda ] 1.1.
Ed. Pandita Durgaprasada and K.P.Parab, Nirnayasagar
Press, Bombay, 1926.
4. 啶多ぎ啷嵿き啷佮 啶膏啶掂く啶傕き啷佮す啶班く啷� 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぃ啷囙啷嵿し啶｀ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶�
啶啶ㄠぞ啶曕啶班た啶え啷嵿い 啶膏い啶む 啶椸啶灌啶班啶う啶距じ啶距 啷�
啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶啷嬥啶�-啶氞ぐ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啶掂た啶氞た啶む啶班た啶むぞ啶�
啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶啶掂い啷� 啶曕啶膏啶ぞ啶啶оぞ啶� 啷� 啶膏. 啶む啶班た啶多い啷�.
[艣ambhu峁� svaya峁僢huharayo hari峁噀k峁峁嚹乶膩峁�
yen膩kriyanta satata峁� g峁沨akarmad膩s膩岣� |
惫腻肠腻尘补驳辞肠补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补惫颈肠颈迟谤颈迟腻测补
tasmai namo bhagavate kusum膩yudh膩ya || su. tri艣at墨.
] 2.1.
Ed.K. P. Paraba, Nirnayasagar Press, Bombay, 1902.
