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 4 - Kamasutra part 3 (Kanya-samprayuktaka-adhikarana)鈥擟ritical study
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breaks through her Prakrit language and quotes lines from the Kamasutra in Sanskrit. The poet Bhavabhuti has exhi- bited his knowledge of Kamasutra in this act. Therefore } 鈥�,21
Peterson remarks- "The whole context refers to a matter
which V盲tsy膩yana treats of at great length, and which is
interwoven with the plot of Malatimadhava. Bhavabhuti
himself has said that his drama is an exposition of sexo-
logy. In this way the poets have agreed and described
the idea of Vatsyayana, who says that women are like
22 flowers.
Vatsyayana instructs a male thus- "He should embrace
her with the upper part of his body because that is easier
and simpler. 鈥�23
When the girl accepts the embrace, the
24 man should put a tambula in her mouth... At the time
of giving this tamb奴la he should kiss her mouth softly
25 and gracefully without making any sound. When she is
245 21. Bhavabh奴ti's Knowledge of Kamasatra. JBRAS, 18th
Vol., (1891), p.109.
22. 啶斷い啷嵿じ啷佮啷嵿く啶ぞ啶啶溹た啶む啶距ぎ啶膏啶む啶班 啶氞た啶む啶班ぞ 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶氞た 啶掂た啶︵啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ啶むた 啷� 啶ぞ啶侧い啶�. 啶. [autsukyam膩yojitak膩mas奴tra峁� citr膩 kath膩 v膩ci vidagdhaneti | m膩lati. p峁�. ] 17.
23. 啶啶班啶掂啶距く啷囙え 啶氞啶啷嵿ぐ啶啶� 啶掂た啶粪く啶む啶掂ぞ啶む 啷� 啶曕ぞ. [p奴rvak膩yena copakrameta vi峁yatv膩t | k膩. ] 鈥�.3.2.9.
24. 啶呧啷嵿啷�啶曕啶むお啶班た啶粪啶掂啷嵿啶距く啶距ざ啷嵿 啶掂啶︵え啷囙え 啶むぞ啶啶啶侧う啶距え啶�
[a峁単墨k峁泃apari峁a峁単膩y膩艣ca va峁僤anena t膩mb奴lad膩na峁�
] 25.
鈥︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌�.
1 啶曕ぞ. 啶�. [k膩. sa. ] 3.2.11.
'啶むう啶距え啶啶班じ啶權啶椸啶� 啶啶︵ 啶掂た啶多う啶 啶灌げ啶じ啷嵿ぅ啶距ざ啷嵿啷佮ぎ啷嵿が啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tad膩naprasa峁単ena m峁沝u vi艣adamaka halamasth膩艣cumbanam | k膩. s奴. ] 3.2.12.
