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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by learned people, who adorning herself, sits on the soft bed at night and awaits the arrival of her husband. 84 Jayadeva describes the activities of Radha when she was
waiting for Krsna at night. "She puts on her ornaments
to attract you. She suspects your arrival even when
leaves are shaking.
She stretches the bed. She thinks
about you for a long time. She tries to spend the time
by doing hundreds of things but she cannot pass the night
"85
without you.
The poet has described the various acti-
vities of Radha, which she did to kill time.
is depicted as Vasakasajja.
Here Radha
Her character-
The fourth heroine is Kalah膩ntarit盲.
istics are as follows- "She goes away from her lover who
'bows down to her. She discards him with harsh words.
After his departure she suffers due to separation.
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84. 啶掂え啶苦い啶� 啶多啶さ啶距じ啶掂啶多啶え啶� 啶啶︵啶多く啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶оた啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ 啶ㄠた啶多た 啷�
啶い啶苦ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿 - 啶氞た啶班ぞ啶班啶た啶む啷嵿し啶｀ぞ 啶曕ぅ啶苦い啶� 啶掂ぞ啶膏啶膏啷嵿啶苦啶� 啶啶о啶� 啷� 啶呧え啶傕. [vanit膩 艣ubhav膩save艣mani m峁沝u艣ayy膩madhiv膩sin墨 ni艣i |
patim膩rga - cir膩rpitak峁峁嚹� kathit膩 v膩sakasajjik膩 budhai岣� || ana峁僩a. ] 10.63.
85. 啶呧啶椸啶粪啶掂ぞ啶ぐ啶｀ 啶曕ぐ啷嬥い啶� 啶す啷佮ざ啶� 啶い啷嵿ぐ啷囙そ啶た 啶膏啶氞ぞ啶班た啶｀た
啶啶班ぞ啶啶む 啶む啶掂ぞ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ざ啶傕啶む 啶掂た啶むえ啷佮い啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶ぞ啶� 啶氞た啶班 啶о啶ぞ啶い啷� 啷�
啶囙い啷嵿く啶距啶侧啶� 啶掂た啶曕げ啷嵿お啶むげ啷嵿お啶班啶ㄠぞ 啶膏啶曕げ啷嵿お啶侧啶侧ぞ - 啶多い-
啶掂啶ぞ啶膏啷嵿い啶距お啶� 啶掂た啶ㄠぞ 啶む啶掂く啶� 啶掂ぐ啶むえ啷佮ぐ啷嵿え啷堗し啶� 啶ㄠた啶多ぞ啶� 啶ㄠ啶粪啶い啶� [a峁僩e峁膩bhara峁嘺峁� karoti bahu艣a岣� patre'pi sa峁僣膩ri峁噄
pr膩pta峁� tv膩峁� pari艣a峁僰ate vitanute pr膩yy膩峁� cira峁� dhy膩yat墨 |
ity膩kalpa vikalpatalparacan膩 sa峁僰alpal墨l膩 - 艣ata-
vy膩sakt膩pi vin膩 tvay膩 varatanurnai峁Ｄ� ni艣膩峁� ne峁ati ] 11 777.6.3.
86. 啶曕啶班啶оぞ啶む啶啶班く啶距い啶� 啶氞ぐ啶｀ 啶い啶苦い啷嬥そ啶た 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む
啶啶班ぞ啶 啶啶班啶｀啶∴さ啶氞え啶距啷嵿啶班ぃ啷堗ぐ啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啶膏啶む 啷�
啶ざ啷嵿啶距い啷嵿い啶︵啶� 啶掂た啶班す啶曕啶粪ぐ啶︵ぞ啶ㄠい啶距啶椸
啶膏ぞ 啶曕啶班啶むた啶むす 啶曕げ啶灌ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶苦い啶� 啶曕さ啷�啶ㄠ啶︵啶班啶� 啷� 啶. 啶膏ぞ. [krodh膩tpray膩ti cara峁噀 patito'pi k膩nta岣�
pr膩ya岣� praca峁囜笉avacan膩ccara峁嘺irnirasta岣� |
pa艣c膩ttad墨ya virahak峁rad膩nat膩峁僩墨
s膩 k墨rtitaha kalah膩ntarit膩 kav墨ndrai岣� || pa峁�. s膩. ] 5.35.
