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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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He is hospitable and never shows dis-respect.
He is a
treasure of all manly virtues and he is courteous and
magnanimous by nature. By reason of his manifold virtues,
110 he alone deserving praise really lives; while others are
merely breathing.
艢r墨 Har峁 sketches his hero through
Mitr盲vasu thus- "On the one hand he is an ornament to the
royal race of Vidyadharas; well-read, esteemed by the good,
matchless in beauty, rich in valour, learned, modest and
youthful.
On the other hand he would be prepared to give
up his life even out of pity, since he is out to save all
111 K膩lid膩sa's Du峁anta, Vikrama and Agni-
creatures...etc.
mitra, Bhavabh奴ti's M膩dhava and Rama, Sriharsa's vatsar膩ja
and Jim奴tav膩hana, Bh膩ravi's Arjuna, Harsa's Nala etc.
possess one of the other quality mentioned by Vatsyayana.
110. 啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶掂啶曕啶粪 啶膏啶掂啷佮ぃ啶げ啶ㄠい啶� 啶膏啷嵿啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶曕啶熰啶傕が啷� 啷�
啶嗋う啶班啶多 啶多た啶曕啶粪た啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶膏啶氞ぐ啶苦い啶ㄠた啶曕し啶� 啶多啶侧さ啷囙げ啶距じ啶啶︵啶班 啷�
啶膏い啷嵿啶班啶むぞ 啶ㄠぞ啶掂ぎ啶ㄠ啶むぞ 啶啶班啶粪啷佮ぃ啶ㄠた啶оた啶班啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啷嬥う啶距ぐ啶膏い啷嵿さ啷�
啶︵啶︵く啷囙啶� 啶多啶侧ぞ啶樴啶 啶� 啶溹啶掂い啷嵿く啶оた啶曕啷佮ぃ啶むく啶� 啶氞啶氞啶涏啶掂じ啶ㄠ啶む啶掂啶距え啷嵿く啷� 啷�
啶啶氞啶�. [d墨n膩n膩峁� kalpav峁沰峁岣� svagu峁嘺phalanata岣� sajjan膩n膩峁� ku峁璾峁僢墨 |
膩dar艣a岣� 艣ik峁t膩n膩峁� sucaritanika峁岣� 艣墨lavel膩samudra岣� |
satkart膩 n膩vamant膩 puru峁gu峁嘺nidhirdak峁峁噊d膩rasatvo
ddayeka岣� 艣l膩ghya岣� sa j墨vatyadhikagu峁嘺tay膩 cocchvasant墨vac膩nye ||
尘峁沜肠丑补. ] 1.48.
|||. 啶う啷嵿さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶距ぇ啶班ぐ啶距啶掂啶多い啶苦げ啶曕 啶啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧 啶膏い啶距 啶膏啶い啷�
啶班啶啶｀ぞ啶啶班い啶苦ぎ啶� 啶ぐ啶距啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶ㄠ啶む 啶啶掂ぞ 啷�
啶啷嵿啶距じ啷傕え啶た 啶膏え啷嵿い啷嵿く啶溹啶む啶曕ぐ啷佮ぃ啶ぞ 啶膏い啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶き啷嵿く啷佮う啷嵿く啶�-
啶膏啶む啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶 啶︵う啶む 啶膏啶掂じ啶距ぐ啶い啷佮げ啶� 啶む啶粪啶熰た啶班啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶︵ざ啷嵿啶 啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶椸ぞ. [yadvidy膩dharar膩java峁兣沘tilaka岣� pr膩j帽a岣� sat膩峁� sa峁僲ato
r奴pe峁嚹乸ratima岣� par膩kramadhano vidv膩n vin墨to yuv膩 |
yacc膩s奴napi santyajetkaru峁嘺y膩 satv膩rthamabhyudyata-
sten膩smai dadata岣� svas膩ramatul膩 tu峁ａ弓irvi峁Ｄ乨a艣came || n膩g膩. ] 2-10-
