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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out him. her hands are on the cheeks. She is unable to live with- Jayadeva beautifully sketches Radha as Kalah盲n- tarita through her friend, who convinces her thus- "You became harsh when he showed affection. You were stiff when he bowed down. You exhibited hatred when he was well disposed towards you. You turned your face when he 190 looked at you.'
This is how Radha disregarded her
lover Krsna.
The poet continues- "Afterwards, in the
evening K峁涐梗峁嘺 with smile, spoke to R膩dh膩 whose anger had
come down and who was sighing continuously. (91
two adjectives of Radha express her repentence.
Here, the
The fifth type of heroine is Vipralabdha, whose lover
having given appointment, does not come in time. She
takes pleasure in the nectar-like words relating to her
lover.
er.
92 Vi艣vanatha mentions the same opinion about this
heroine. Radha in the Gita-Govinda laments- "Oh K峁涐梗峁嘺
93 68
啷оウ. 啶膏啶ㄠた啶椸啶о 啶い啷嵿お啶班啶粪ぞ啶膏た 啶い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶｀ぎ啶むた 啶膏啶むが啷嵿ぇ啶距い啶� 啶う啷嵿ぐ啶距啶苦ぃ啶�
啶︵啶粪じ啷嵿ぅ啶距じ啶� 啶う啷佮え啷嵿ぎ啷佮啷� 啶掂た啶啶栢い啶距 啶ぞ啶むぞ啶膏た 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啷� 啷� 啶椸啶�. [10. snigdhe yatparu峁Ｄ乻i yatpra峁嘺mati stabdh膩ti yadr膩gi峁噄
de峁sth膩si yadunmukhe vimukhat膩峁� y膩t膩si tasminpriye || g墨ta. ] 9.2.
91. 啶呧い啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶班 啶ぞ啶｀ざ啷囙し啶掂ざ啶距ぎ啶ぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶多啶掂ぞ啶傕じ啶ㄠた啶� 啶膏す啶啶栢啶� 啶膏ぎ啷佮お啷囙い啷嵿く
啶班ぞ啶оぞ啶 啷� 啶膏さ啷嵿ぐ啷�啶∴ .. 啶︵た啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶灌ぐ啶苦ぐ啶苦い啷嵿く啷佮さ啶距 啷� 啶椸啶�. [atr膩ntare m膩峁嘺艣e峁va艣膩map膩ra ni艣v膩峁僺ani岣� sahamukh墨峁� samupetya
r膩dh膩m | savr墨岣峚峁� .. din膩nte harirityuv膩ca | g墨ta. ] 10. 1.
92. 啶膏啶曕啶む啶� 啶啶班た啶い啶 啶膏啶掂く啶啶掂う啶む啶掂ぞ 啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶椸い啶� 啶膏ぎ啷佮啶苦い啷� 啶膏ぎ啶 啶� 啶じ啷嵿く啶距 啷�
啶灌啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶掂啷嬥ぎ啷冟い啶班じ啷堗 啶膏啶侧ぞ啶傕啶し啷嵿啶苦 啶膏ぞ 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶苦い啶� 啶曕さ啶苦さ啶班啶班た啶� 啶掂た啶啶班げ啶啶оぞ 啷�
[sa峁僰etaka峁� priyatama岣� svayamevadatv膩 naiv膩gata岣� samucite samaye ca yasy膩岣� |
h峁涐梗峁� vacom峁泃arasai岣� sakal膩峁僩aya峁ａ弓i岣� s膩 var峁噄t膩 kavivarairiha vipralabdh膩 ||
] 4.HT.5.36.
93. 啶啶班た啶 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ啶た 啶膏啶曕啶む 啶じ啷嵿く啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶むた 啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦ぇ啶苦ぎ啷� 啷�
啶掂た啶啶班げ啶啶оぞ 啶む 啶膏ぞ 啶溹啶炧啶ぞ 啶ㄠた啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶掂ぎ啶距え啶苦い啶� 啷� 啶膏ぞ.啶�. [priya岣� k峁泃v膩pi sa峁僰eta峁� yasy膩 n膩y膩ti sannidhim |
vipralabdh膩 tu s膩 j帽ey膩 nit膩ntamavam膩nit膩 || s膩.da. ] 3.108.
