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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characteristics of Mugdha is seen in the literature ever and anon. Sarmi峁ａ弓h盲, having seen Yay膩ti diverts her 70 glance. Malayavati having looked at Jimutavahana feels
71 abashed and slightly turns away her face from hin.
Malavika having heard the words of her lover gesticulates
72 bashfulness. Thus, every heroine of the Mugdha type
shows her bashfulness at the first sight of her lover.
59 Madhya, whose characteristics are smiles and side-
glances, is described variously in the literature. K膩lid膩sa
pictures Parvati as Madhya thus- "After a few days, Siva
with great difficulty caused his beloved to incline to
love-sport. Having known the taste of love, she gradually
abandoned her perverseness towards enjoyment.
Pressed to
She did not turn away
his bossom, she embraced her lover.
her face when it was desired by him. She became slack in
obstructing his hand as it keenly searched for her girdle-
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70. 啶呧啶椸啶侧た啶掂啶ぞ啶溹ぎ啶距げ啶傕が啷嵿く啶啶栢 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班啶むく啶むた 啷� 啶く啶距い啶�. 啶. [a峁僩ulivy膩jam膩la峁僢yamukha峁� parivartayati | yay膩ti. p峁�. ] 8.
71. 啶膏げ啶溹啶溹 啶むた啶班啶啷� 啶ざ啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶む 啶曕た啶傕啶苦い啷嵿お啶班ぞ啶掂啶む啶むぎ啷佮啷� 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啷� 啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶椸ぞ. 啶. [salajja峁� tiryak pa艣yant墨 ki峁僣itpar膩v峁泃tamukh墨 ti峁ａ弓hate | n膩g膩. p峁�. ] 52.
72. 啶ぞ啶侧さ啶苦啶� 啶侧啷嵿啶距 啶ㄠぞ啶熰く啶むた 啷� 啶ぞ啶�. 啶. [m膩lavik膩 lajj膩峁� n膩峁璦yati | m膩la. p奴. ] 68.
73. 啶掂ぞ啶膏ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶曕い啶苦啶苦い啷嵿啶ム啶氞え 啶膏啶ムぞ啶｀啶ㄠぞ 啶う啶啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班た啶ぞ 啷�
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啶溹啶炧ぞ啶むぎ啶ㄠ啶ぅ啶班じ啶� 啶多え啷堗 啶多え啷堗 啶膏ぞ 啶啶啶� 啶班い啶苦う啷佮啶栢ざ啷�啶侧い啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏じ啷嵿さ啶溹 啶啶班た啶ぎ啷佮ぐ啷嬥え啶苦お啷�啶∴た啶むぞ 啶啶班ぞ啶班啶ムた啶む 啶啶栢ぎ啶ㄠ啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶灌ぐ啶む 啷�
啶啶栢げ啶� 啶啶班ぃ啶� 啶侧啶侧い啶距 啶椸い啶� 啶灌じ啷嵿い啶じ啷嵿く 啶多た啶ムた啶侧 啶班啶班啶� 啶膏ぞ 啷� 啶曕啶ぞ啶�. [v膩sar膩峁噄 katicitkatha峁僣ana sth膩峁噓n膩 padamak膩ryata priy膩 |
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j帽膩tamanmatharas膩 艣anai岣� 艣anai岣� s膩 mumoca ratidu岣ha艣墨lat膩m ||
sasvaje priyamuronip墨岣峣t膩 pr膩rthita峁� mukhamanena n膩harat |
mekhal膩 pra峁嘺ya lolat膩峁� gata峁� hastamasya 艣ithila峁� rurodha s膩 || kum膩ra. ] 8.13, 14.
