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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My newly wedded wife brings me great happiness because of her crossness itself."67 Here Jimutavahana takes pleasure in the adverseness of his beloved. Agnimitra goes one step further and says- "She, trembling all over, obstructs the hand, the fingers of which are active in seizing the girdle; she makes her hands serve as a cover- ing for the breasts when being embraced by force; she turns away the face with the eyes having beautiful eye- lashes, when being raised up in order to kiss. Even under the pretext she does bring to me the pleasure in the form of fulfilment of the longing."68 Yay膩ti not only describes the adverseness of Sarmi峁ａ弓h膩 but also shows her little pride. Having seen Sarmi峁ａ弓h膩 he utters- "It appears that she has gone by disregarding my instruc- tion. However, her attitude is not adverse to me. Or, rather the minds of women-folk are perplexed at the time of their first-union. 69 Bashfulness which is one of the
59 67. 啶︵啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶︵啶粪啶熰た啶ぇ啷� 啶︵う啶距い啶� 啶曕啶班啶む 啶ㄠぞ啶侧ぞ啶ぎ啶距き啶距し啶苦い啶�
啶多く啷嵿く啶距く啶距 啶ぐ啶苦さ啷冟い啷嵿く 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啶� 啶げ啶距う啶距げ啶苦啶椸た啶むぞ 啶掂啶い啷� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶粪 啶膏啷�啶粪 啶掂ぞ啶膏き啶掂え啶距え啷� 啶ㄠた啶班啶椸え啷嵿い啷佮ぎ啷囙さ啷堗す啶む
啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶掂ぞ啶い啶啶� 啶啶︵啶� 啶膏啶むぐ啶距 啶啶班啶む啶 啶ㄠさ啷嬥う啶� 啶啶班た啶ぞ 啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶椸ぞ. [d峁涐梗峁� d峁涐梗峁璱madho dad膩ti kurute n膩l膩pam膩bh膩峁t膩
艣ayy膩y膩峁� pariv峁泃ya ti峁ａ弓hati bal膩d膩li峁僩it膩 vepate |
niry膩nt墨峁 sakh墨峁 v膩sabhavan膩n nirgantumevaihate
j膩t膩 v膩matayaiva maidya sutar膩峁� pr墨tyai navod膩 priy膩 || n膩g膩. ] 3. 4.
Ed.K.Krishnamoorthy, Maruti Book Depot, Bangalore, 1952.
68. 啶灌じ啷嵿い啶� 啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶掂い啷� 啶班啶｀う啷嵿ぇ啶� 啶班ざ啶ㄠぞ啶掂啶ぞ啶ぞ啶班げ啷嬥げ啶距啶椸啶侧た啶�
啶灌じ啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶掂 啶ㄠく啶むた 啶膏啶むえ啶距さ啶班ぃ啶むぞ啶ぞ啶侧た啶傕啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ 啶げ啶距い啷� 啷�
啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶啷嵿し啶げ啶氞啷嵿し啷佮ぐ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぎ啶い啶� 啶膏ぞ啶氞啶曕ぐ啷嬥い啷嵿く啶距え啶ㄠ
啶掂啶ぞ啶溹啶ㄠお啷嵿く啶た啶侧ぞ啶�-啶啶班ぃ - 啶膏啶栢 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶い啷嵿く啷囙さ 啶 啷むイ 啶ぞ啶�. [hasta峁� kampavat墨 ru峁嘺ddhi ra艣an膩vy膩p膩ralol膩峁僩uli峁�
hastau svau nayati stan膩vara峁嘺t膩m膩li峁僩yam膩n膩 bal膩t |
p膩tu峁� pak峁malacak峁rannamayata岣� s膩c墨karoty膩nana峁�
vy膩jenapyabhil膩峁-p奴ra峁嘺 - sukha峁� nirvartayatyeva me || m膩la. ] 4. 15.
69. 啶むう啶ㄠぞ啶︵啶む啶� 啶椸い啷囙い啶� 啶椸ぎ啷嵿く啶む 啶く啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距 啶掂た啶啶栢 啶� 啶膏啶膏啶ムた啶むた啶� 啷�
啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶ㄠさ啶膏啶椸ぎ啷� 啶え啷� 啶す啶苦げ啶距え啶距 啶啶む 啶掂た啶啶⑧い啶距ぎ啷� 啷� 啶く啶距い啶�. [tadan膩d峁泃ya gateti gamyate mayi tasy膩岣� vimukh墨 na sa峁僺thiti岣� |
athav膩 navasa峁僩ame mano mahil膩n膩峁� bhajate vim奴岣峢at膩m || yay膩ti. ] 2.7
Ed.C.R. Devadhara, B.O.R.I. Poona, 1965.
