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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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VI. Congress or Love-sport
Congress or coition is the real and final goal of
love. The lovers feel pleasure by lying in various pos-
tures, Different kinds of postures will help the lovers
to increase sexual pleasure, to prevent physical injuries
and to control conception. V盲tsy膩yana has mentioned many
types of postures which are useful to the lovers. He
advises the females how to act in low-congress and in
high congress. According to his opinion Deer-woman has
the following three ways of lying down, viz., the widely
opened position; the yawning position and the position
of the wife of Indra. Kamasutra further adds that there
are four positions for Elephant-lady which are useful
1 to her in lowest congress and they are as follows. Clasp-
ing position; pressing position; twining position and
2 the mare's position. Vatsyayana adds some more postures
3 which are described by Suvar峁嘺n膩bha. The Kamasutra
0 1. 啶夃い啷嵿か啷佮げ啷嵿げ啶曕 啶掂た啶溹啶啶た啶む 啶た啶ㄠ啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀た啶曕 啶氞啶むた 啶む啶班た啶むく啶�
啶啶椸啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶�. [utphullaka峁� vij峁沵bhitaka mindr膩峁噄ka峁� ceti tritaya峁�
m峁沢y膩岣� pr膩ye峁嘺 | k膩. sa. ] 2.6.7.
2. 啶ㄠ啶氞い啶班じ啷嵿い啷囙そ啶た 啶膏啶啶熰啶� 啶啶∴た啶む啶� 啶掂啶粪啶熰た啶む啶� 啶掂ぞ啶∴さ啶曕ぎ啶苦い啶�
啶灌じ啷嵿い啶苦え啷嵿く啶距 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [n墨cataraste'pi sa峁僷u峁璦ka峁� p墨岣峣taka峁� vai峁ａ弓itaka峁� v膩岣峚vakamiti
hastiny膩岣� | k膩. s奴. ] 2.6.14.
3. 啶啶椸啶ㄠ啶 - 啶溹啶啶た啶む啶 - 啶夃い啷嵿お啷�啶∴た啶む啶
啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶啶∴た啶む啶
啶掂啶｀啶︵ぞ啶班た啶む啶 - 啶多げ啶� 啶氞た啶む啶 啶曕ぞ啶班啶曕啶曕ぎ啷� - 啶啶∴た啶む啶
啶う啷嵿ぎ啶距じ啶� - 啶ぐ啶距さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶曕ぎ啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [bhugnakam - j峁沵bhitakam - utp墨岣峣takam
补谤诲丑补辫墨岣峣迟补办补尘
ve峁噓d膩ritakam - 艣al膩 citakam k膩rka峁璦kam - p墨岣峣takam
padm膩sana - par膩v峁泃takam | k膩. s奴. ] 2.6.22.31.
