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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well connected and with many relations and friends.
She
should also be beautiful, of a good disposition, with
lucky marks on her body and with good hair, nails, teeth,
ears, eyes and breasts, and not troubled with a sickly
All these characteristics clearly show that the
girl must be good by nature, beautiful to look at and
surrounded by relatives and friends.
body. 2
Further, V膩tsy膩yana suggests not to marry a girl,
who has an ill-sounding name, who is kept concealed, who
has already married, who is very black or very white, who
looks like a man, who is bent down, who has crooked thighs,
who has a projecting forehead, who hates purity, who has
been polluted by another, who has already matured, who is
deaf, who is a friend, who is his own sister, and whose
palms and soles are always perspiring. All these
3 2. 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶き啶苦啶ㄠ啶啶むぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶むぞ啶た啶む啶い啷�啶� 啶む啶班た啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶距い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶啶むた
啶ㄠ啶啶ㄠさ啶じ啶� 啶多啶侧ぞ啶樴啶ぞ啶氞ぞ啶班 啶оえ啶掂い啶� 啶啷嵿し啶掂い啶� 啶曕啶侧 啶膏ぎ啷嵿が啶ㄠ啶оた 啶啶班く啷�
啶膏ぎ啷嵿が啶ㄠ啶оた啶た啶班ぞ啶曕啶侧 啶啶班じ啷傕い啶距 啶啶班き啷傕い啶ぞ啶むぞ啶た啶む啶啷嵿し啶距 啶班啶ざ啷�啶侧げ啶距ぃ-
啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶え啷嵿く啷傕え啶距え啶оた啶曕ぞ 啶掂た啶ㄠし啷嵿啶︵え啷嵿い啶ㄠ啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶曕啶多ぞ 啶掂た啶膏啶むえ啷�啶ぐ啷嬥啶�-
啶啶班啷冟い啶苦ざ啶班啶班ぞ啶� 啶むぅ啶距さ啶苦ぇ 啶忇さ 啶多啶班啶むさ啶� 啶多啶侧く啷囙い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tasm膩tkany膩mabhijanopet膩峁� m膩t膩pit峁沵at墨峁� trivar峁Ｄ乼prabh峁泃i
ny奴navayasa峁� 艣l膩ghy膩c膩re dhanavati pak峁vati kule sambandhi praye
sambandhibhir膩kule pras奴t膩峁� prabh奴tam膩t膩pit峁沺ak峁Ｄ佱箖 r奴pa艣墨lal膩峁嘺-
sampann膩many奴n膩nadhik膩 vina峁ａ弓adantanakhakar峁嘺ke艣膩 vistan墨marogi-
prak峁泃i艣ar墨r膩峁� tath膩vidha eva 艣rutav膩 艣墨layet | k膩. s奴. ] 3. 1.2.
3. 啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶多じ啷嵿い - 啶ㄠぞ啶ぇ啷囙く啶距 啶� 啶椸啶啶むぞ啶� 啶︵い啷嵿い啶距 啶о啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶粪い啶距ぎ啷冟し啶ぞ啶�
啶掂た啶ㄠい啶距 啶掂た啶曕啶距 啶掂た啶啶｀啶∴ぞ啶� 啶多啶氞た啶︵啶粪た啶むぞ啶� 啶膏ぞ啶傕啶班た啶曕 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ啶�
啶げ啶苦え啷�啶� 啶た啶む啶班ぞ啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶溹ぞ啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啶曕ぐ啷�啶� 啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶啶む 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [apra艣asta - n膩madhey膩峁� ca gupt膩峁� datt膩峁� dhon膩峁� p峁涐梗at膩m峁涐梗abh膩峁�
vinat膩峁� vika峁佱箖 vimu峁囜笉膩峁� 艣ucid奴峁t膩峁� s膩峁僰arik墨 r膩j膩峁�
phalin墨峁� mitr膩峁� sv膩nuj膩峁� var峁kar墨峁� ca varjayet | k膩. s奴. ] 3. 1.12.
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