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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innocent that she does not understand even the fact that
she is entering youth. Sakuntala, having seen Du峁anta
thinks
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165 "Why have I, having seen this person; become
susceptible to an emotion opposed to a penance grove?"
Here, Sakuntala is entering youth. As she has grown up
in the hermitage, she is unable to understand the feel-
ings of her heart, which are coming out after seeing
Du峁anta. The second epithet of Mugdha is her non-coopera-
tion in sex-sport.
Kalidasa describes Parvati as a Mugdha
where he states- "Although she did not reply when addressed
to, desired to go away when held by her upper garment, and
slept on the bed with her face turned aside,still she gave
delight to Siva. "66
The same type of experience was faced
by Jim奴tavahana who describes the behaviour of Malayavati
at the time of the first union. He says- "On being seen,
she casts down her looks, on being addressed, she does not
give any reply, while in bed she turns away from me.
If
embraced forcibly, she shudders. When the attendents are
going out of the bed-chamber, she too would go away with them.
65. 啶曕た啶� 啶ㄠ 啶栢げ啷嵿さ啶苦ぎ啶� 啶啶班啶曕啶粪啶� 啶むお啷嬥さ啶ㄠさ啶苦ぐ啷嬥ぇ啶苦え啷� 啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶班じ啷嵿く 啶椸ぎ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶膏啶た
啶膏啶掂啶む啶むぞ 啷� 啶呧き啶�. 啶. [ki峁� nu khalvima峁� prek峁a tapovanavirodhino vik膩rasya gaman墨y膩smi
sa峁僾峁泃t膩 | abhi. p峁�. ] 19.
Ed. A.B.Gajendragadkar, Popular book store, Surat, 1946.
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66. 啶掂啶ぞ啶灌啶むぞ 啶啶班い啶苦さ啶氞 啶� 啶膏啶︵ぇ啷� 啶椸え啷嵿い啷佮ぎ啷堗啷嵿啶︵さ啶侧啶た啶むぞ啶傕啶� |
啶膏啶掂い啷� 啶膏啶� 啶多く啶ㄠ 啶ぐ啶距啷嵿ぎ啷佮啷� 啶膏ぞ 啶むぅ啶距お啶� 啶班い啶 啶た啶ㄠぞ啶曕た啶ㄠ 啷� 啶曕啶ぞ啶�. [vy膩h峁泃膩 prativaco na sa峁僤adhe gantumaicchadavala峁僢it膩峁僰膩 |
sevate sma 艣ayana峁� par膩峁卪ukh墨 s膩 tath膩pi rataye pin膩kina岣� || kum膩ra. ] 8.2.
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Ed.M.R.Kale, Motilal Banarasidasa, Delhi,1967.
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