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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"She, who lost her character at early age, who has lost
control over her mind, who goes to other's house secretly
for sex-sport, is called Abhisarik膩. 199 The Amarako艣a also
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defines Abhisarika in the same manner.
100 Such Abhisarik膩
is referred to by many poets. Kalidasa describes the
Abhis膩rik膩s who were going to their lover's house at night.
Therefore, he requests the cloud to show the road by
lightning only, because they may fear having heard his
101 thundering sound,
Amaruka asks this heroine- "O beauti-
ful one, where are you going in this thick darkness?" She
answers- "To the place where my lover, who is the lord
of my life, is dwelling." "O girl you are alone, do you
not feel any fear?" "No, the cupid who possesses five
arrows is with me for help.
"102
This dialogue gives the
啷оェ. 啶嗋ぐ啶啶き啶椸啶ㄠ啶班た啶むぞ 啶掂た啶曕げ啶� 啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶班 啶ぞ 啶ㄠた啶班啶た啶むぞ 啶灌た
啶う啶ㄠ啶� 啶う啷囙え 啶ぞ啶むた 啷� 啶椸啶啶むぞ啶た啶膏ぞ啶班ぐ啶膏た啶曕ぞ 啶ぐ啶掂啶多啶� 啶椸え啷嵿い啷佮
啶膏ぞ 啶曕啶班啶むた啶むぞ 啶曕さ啶苦さ啶班啶班き啶苦い啶距ぐ啶苦啷囙い啶� 啷� 啶. 啶膏ぞ. [11. 膩rambhabhagnacarit膩 vikal膩 ca n膩r墨 y膩 nirmit膩 hi
madanena madena y膩ti | gupt膩bhis膩rarasik膩 parave艣ma gantu峁�
s膩 k墨rtit膩 kavivarairabhit膩riketi || pa峁�. s膩. ] 5.38.
100. 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶班啶ムた啶ㄠ 啶む 啶ぞ 啶ぞ啶むた 啶膏啶曕啶� 啶膏ぞ啶た啶膏ぞ啶班た啶曕ぞ 啷� 啶呧ぎ啶�.
[k膩nt膩rthin墨 tu y膩 y膩ti sa峁僰eta s膩bhis膩rik膩 | amara.
] 101. 啶椸啷嵿啶ㄠ啶む啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶班ぎ啶｀さ啶膏い啶苦 啶啶粪た啶むぞ啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶ㄠ啷嵿い啶�
啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啶曕 啶ㄠぐ啶い啶苦お啶ム 啶膏啶氞た啶啶︵啶啶膏啶むぎ啷嬥き啶苦 |
啶膏啶︵ぞ啶え啷嵿く啶� 啶曕え啶� 啶ㄠた啶曕し- 啶膏啶ㄠた啶椸啶о啶ぞ 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶啶班啶掂
啶む啶啶む啶膏ぐ啷嵿 啶膏啶むえ啶苦い - 啶啶栢ぐ啷� 啶ぞ 啶膏啶� 啶啶班啶掂た啶曕啶侧さ啶距じ啷嵿い啶距 啷� 啶啶�
[gacchant墨n膩峁� rama峁嘺vasati峁� yo峁t膩峁� tatra nakta峁�
rudr膩loke narapatipathe s奴cibhedyaistamobhi岣� |
saud膩many膩 kanaka nika峁- snigdhy膩 dar艣ayorv墨
toyotsarga stanita - mukharo m膩 sma bh奴rviklav膩st膩岣� || megha
] 102. 啶曕啶� 啶啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶距じ啶�, 啶曕ぐ啶啶班 啶樴え啷� 啶ㄠた啶多啶ム
啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶оた啶 啶掂じ啶むた 啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶啶班た啶 啶溹え啷� 啶 啷�
啶忇啶距啶苦え啷� 啶掂う 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶� 啶た啶啶粪た 啶ぞ啶侧
啶ㄠえ啷嵿さ啶膏啶むた 啶啶傕啶苦い啶多ぐ啷� 啶う啶ㄠ 啶膏す啶距く啶� 啷� 啶呧ぎ啶班. [kva prasthit膩si, karabhoru ghane ni艣墨the
pr膩峁嚹乨hipo vasati yatra priyo jano me |
ek膩kin墨 vada katha峁� na bibhe峁 b膩le
nanvasti pu峁僰hita艣aro madana岣� sah膩ya岣� || amaru. ] 68.
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