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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I 123 Bharavi, while describing the water sport, narrates that
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a maiden gave pleasure to her lover by hugging him due to
13 the fear of fish. A similar description is seen in the
Madhuravijaya, in which the poetess Gangadevi depicts-
As the king touched nicely a lady's thighs underneath
the water, she feigned fish-bite and embraced her lover
14 even when her companions were looking on. Bilhana
depicts a cunning lady whose upper garment was angrily
pulled by a monkey from the creeper bower, she ran and
embraced her lover and did not incur the wrath of the
15 rival beautiful ladies. King Yay膩ti also describes the
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same type of experience which occurred to him through
艢armi峁ａ弓h膩. He recollects it: I could embrace the long-
eyed one, while she was begging me to save her and greatly
13. 啶く啶距う啶苦さ啶距ざ啷嵿げ啶苦し啷嵿く 啶多し啶距す啶む啶啶い啶� 啶啶班た啶 啶啶︵ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶い啶� 啶膏啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶ㄠ 啷�
啶曕た啶班ぞ啶�. [bhay膩div膩艣li峁a 艣a峁Ｄ乭atebhyati priya峁� mud膩nandayati sma m膩nin墨 |
办颈谤腻迟补. ] 8-46.
14. 啶啶班ぃ啶た啶ㄠた 啶膏げ啶苦げ啶距お啶掂ぞ啶班た啶む啶� 啶膏啶啶多い啶� 啶曕ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶膏げ啷�啶侧ぎ啷佮じ啷嵿じ啷� 啶椸げ啶 啷�
啶啶班啶熰た啶むざ啶ぐ啷� 啶た啶оぞ啶� 啶啶むた啶班啶た啶粪い啶� 啶溹え啷囙そ啶啶ぎ啷佮ぎ啶距げ啶苦げ啶苦啶� 啶曕ぞ啶氞た啶む 啷�
啶ぇ啷佮ぐ [pra峁嘺yini salil膩pav膩ritena sp峁浥沘ti kare峁嘺 sal墨lamussu galam |
praka峁璱ta艣aphara| bhidh膩ta bh墨tirmi峁ti jane'pyamum膩lili峁僩a k膩cit |
madhura] T. 6.58.
15. 啶曕啶粪啶熰ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ 啶曕ぞ啶た 啶ㄠぐ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぞ啶ぞ 啶侧い啶距え啶苦 啶溹ぞ啶む啶曕お啶苦え啶� 啶膏啷嬥お啶 啷�
啶о啶班啶むぞ啶げ啶距く啷嵿く 啶啶班た啶ぎ啶距げ啶苦げ啶苦啶� 啶曕啶 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啶苦じ啷佮え啷嵿う啶班啶啶 啷� 啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶距啶�.
[k峁涐梗峁佱箖 k膩 k膩pi narendrav膩m膩 lat膩nika j膩tkapin膩 sakopam |
dh奴rt膩pal膩yya priyam膩lili峁僩a kopa峁� na c膩pa pratisundar墨bhya岣� || vikram膩峁僰a.
] Vikramankadevacaritam
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10.54.
Ed. Vishwanatha Shastri
Bandhuraja, Sanskrit Sahitya Research Committee of
Banaras Hindu University,1958.
