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.
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act, spoke many sweet coaxing words, the right meaning of
which was made difficult, owing to the syllables coming
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out in broken order in a trembling indistinct voice,
Here the poet has indirectly mentioned the muttering
sounds of his beloved. Anantabhatta describes the sitk盲ra
when the pictures the dalliance of Arjuna with Ul奴pi.
Thus most of the poets have followed the words of V膩tsya-
yana.
47 The Kamasutra further says- "At all the times when
kissing and such like things are begun, the woman should
48 It
give a reply with a sitk膩ra. Magha being impressed by
this aphorism, describes thus- "An innocent girl, who was
kissed by her lover without any fear in dalliance, gave
a reply through sitkara like a cakrav膩ka bird.
Here
46. 啶呧う啷嵿く啶距お啶� 啶氞ぞ啶熰啶多い啶︵啶班啶侧げ啶苦い啷嬥啶苦い啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距 啶膏啶ぐ啶距ぎ啶� 啶膏啶班い啶曕啶侧ぎ-
啶掂た啶灌啶掂げ啶距く啶距 啷�
啶呧さ啷嵿く啶曕啶むえ啶苦 啶膏啶掂え啶苦い啶曕ぞ啶むぐ啶曕ぇ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶�-
啶膏啶曕啶班啶｀さ啶班啶｀ぐ啷佮啶苦ぐ啶� 啶掂啶ㄠ 啶啶班た啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啷� 啶氞啶�. [ady膩pi c膩峁璾艣atadurlalitocit膩rtha峁� tasy膩岣� smar膩mi surataklama-
vihval膩y膩岣� |
avyaktani岣� svanitak膩tarakadhyam膩na-
sa峁僰墨r峁嘺var峁嘺rucira峁� vacana峁� priy膩y膩岣� || caura. ] 21.
47. 啶啶椸ぞ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶� 啶啶溹啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶啶む啶班啶ぞ啶�
啶啶む啶曕ぞ啶� 啶忇さ 啶膏啶啶� 啶膏啶む啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶膏啶む 啷�
啶曕じ啷嵿い啷傕ぐ啶苦啶距啶曕啶溹え啶� 啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶侧啶
啶ぃ啶距ぎ啶｀た啶� 啶げ啷嵿げ啶掂ざ啷囙啶班啶洁き啷傕い啷� 啷� 啶氞. 啶ぞ. [bhog膩ya tasy膩 bhujagendraputry膩岣�
ph奴tk膩ra eva sphu峁璦 s墨tkriy膩s墨t |
kast奴rik膩ikojani ka峁囜弓hanailya峁�
pha峁嚹乵a峁噄岣� pallava艣ekharo'bh奴t || ca峁�. bh膩. ] 3.24.
48. 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶む啶� 啶氞啶啶え啶距う啶苦し啶啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶距く啶距 啶膏い啷�啶む啶曕啶む 啶む啶ㄠ啶�
啶啶班い啷嵿く啷佮い啷嵿い啶班ぎ啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶�. [sarvatra cumban膩di峁pakr膩nt膩y膩岣� sat墨tk峁泃a峁� tenaiva
pratyuttaram | k膩. sa. ] 2.7.18.
49. 啶啶椸啶оぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶ぐ啶侧げ啶苦い啷囙し啷� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぞ啶曕啶ぞ
啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶囙啶� 啶︵く啶苦い啶むぎ啷囙え 啶氞啶啶た啶むぞ啶ぞ啶� 啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶｀ざ啶距え啶た 啶掂た啶︵ぇ啶班啶掂た啶оい啶灌じ啷嵿い啶�
啶多啶む啶曕ぞ啶班 啶膏ぎ啷佮啶苦い啶啶む啶むぐ啶� 啶むぐ啷佮ぃ啷嵿く啶� 啷� 啶多た啶多. [mugdh膩y膩岣� smaralalite峁 cakrav膩ky膩
ni岣ヅ沘ika峁� dayitatamena cumbit膩y膩岣� |
pr膩峁嘺艣膩nabhi vidadharvidhatahast膩
艣墨tk膩ra峁� samucitamuttara峁� taru峁噛a岣� || 艣i艣u. ] 8.13.
