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 3 - Kamasutra part 2 (Samprayogika)鈥擟ritical study
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speed of orgasm of Damayanti and enters detumescence with
her at the same time. These examples show that the poet
has studied Kamasutra and other erotic texts minutely.
V膩tsy膩yana further narrates the four types of love, viz.
love acquired by continual habit, love resulting from
imagination, love resulting from belief and love resulting
79 from the perception of external objects.
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Thus the first chapter of this second adhikara峁嘺 has
greatly impressed the poets. In describing the physical
beauty of males and females poets have taken the help of
Kamasutra.
79. 啶呧き啷嵿く啶距じ啶距う啶た啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶多啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶膏啶啶班い啷嵿く啶ぞ啶︵お啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶粪く啷囙き啷嵿く啶多啶� 啶む啶掂い啶ㄠ啶む啶班啷嵿啶距 啶啶班啶むた啶ぞ啶灌啶多啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啶 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [abhy膩s膩dabhim膩n膩艣ca tath膩 sa峁僷ratyay膩dapi |
vi峁yebhya艣ca tvatantraj帽膩岣� pr墨tim膩hu艣caturvidham || k膩. s奴. ] 2.1.72-
