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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in these words- "When the lover bite the lower lip of his
beloved, which was like a bimba fruit and which was resembl-
ing a sprout, her hand as if expressed the pain through
the sound of the bangles.
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Nala, in Nai峁dhiyacarita, having seen Damayanti in
the harem, describes her lips thus. The two sides of her
lower lip close to the centre look somewhat swollen; am
I not perhaps myself guilty of having bitten it with my
teeth in my dalliance with her in dreams? Srihar峁
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has mentioned here the biting in love-sport.
He depicts
it thus while she shook her hand, her lips being hurt
by her lover's teeth, she was seen to give lessons to
cupid in dancing, who was at that moment transported with
27 joy. On other occasion Nala says- "She does not get
angry with me for biting her lips at night; does ever a
bimba creeper get angry with a parrot which pecks at her
fruits? 28 Here Nala substantiates the importance of biting
25. 啶げ啷嵿げ啶掂啶ぎ啶苦い啶� 啶膏ぞ啶啶じ啶啷嵿し啶� 啶︵し啷嵿啶掂い啷嵿く啶ムぐ 啶た啶啶ぎ啶啶粪啶犩 啷�
啶ぐ啷嵿く啶曕啶� 啶膏ぐ啷佮啷囙さ 啶むぐ啷佮ぃ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶距ぐ啶侧啶侧さ啶侧く啷囙え 啶曕ぐ啷囙ぃ 啷� 啶多た啶多. [pallavopamiti s膩myasapak峁峁� da峁ａ弓avatyathara bimbamabh墨峁ａ弓he |
paryak奴ja sarujeva taru峁噛膩st膩ralolavalayena kare峁嘺 || 艣i艣u. ] 10.53.
26. 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷嬥お啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶距さ啶оぐ啷嬥し啷嵿啶ぞ啶椸 啶ぞ啶む 啶曕た啶お啷嵿く啷佮啷嵿啶膏た啶むぞ 啶う啶む啶ぞ啶� 啷�
啶むい啷嵿じ啷嵿さ啶啶ㄠじ啶啶啶� 啶掂た啶む啶班啶｀う啶ㄠ啶むう啶傕ざ啶� 啶曕た啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶� 啶く啶距お啶班ぞ啶︵啶掂ぎ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [madhyopaka峁囜弓h膩vadharo峁ａ弓habh膩gau bh膩ta岣� kimapyucchasit膩 yadaty膩岣� |
tatsvapnasambhoga vit墨r峁嘺dantada峁兣沘na ki峁� v膩 na may膩par膩dvam || nai峁. ] 7.40.
27. 啶堗啷嵿し啶苦い啷嬥お啶︵た啶多い啷�啶� 啶ㄠぐ啷嵿い啶苦い啷佮 啶むい啷嵿啷嵿し啶｀啶︵た啶むぎ啷佮う啶� 啶え啷嬥き啶掂ぎ啷� 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むう啶ㄠ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦お啷�啶∴た啶むぞ啶оぐ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶о啶ㄠえ啶た啶 啶掂た啶むえ啷嵿さ啶む 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [墨k峁topadi艣at墨va nartitu峁� tatk峁峁噊ditamuda峁� manobhavam |
k膩ntadanta parip墨岣峣t膩dhar膩 p膩峁噄dh奴nanamiya峁� vitanvat墨 || nai峁. ] 18.94.
28. 啶ㄠた啶多た 啶︵し啷嵿啶距ぇ啶班ぞ啶ぞ啶た 啶む啶粪ぞ 啶す啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶班啶粪啶い啶� 啷�
啶曕啶� 啶げ啶� 啶︵ざ啶む 啶た啶啶啶侧い啶� 啶曕啶班ぞ啶� 啶曕啶啶い啷� 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [ni艣i da峁ａ弓膩dhar膩y膩pi tai峁Ｄ� mahya峁� na ru峁ati |
kva phala峁� da艣ate bimb墨lat膩 k墨r膩ya kupyatu | nai峁. ] 20.57.
