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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females are prohibiting the act of their lovers, as if they are obeying the rules of K膩mas奴tra. 66 In the
Some poets have sketched abashed women, who make
fruitless efforts, to hide their nude body, when their
garments are dragged by their passionate lovers. When
Lord 艢iva pulls the clothes of Parvati, she, bashfully
closes the two eyes of Siva with her two palms. But his
third eye on the forehead continues looking; hence her
efforts are foiled and she becomes helpless.
Meghaduta, K盲lid膩sa pictures some women, who make fruit-
less efforts to put off the jewel lamps, when their
garments are snatched by their consorts. Nilakantha
Dik峁t depicts a lovely girl, who closes with her hands
her eyes only, when her lover Indra, who has thousand
eyes, snatches her garment, as she is unable to cover
all his eyes by her two hands.
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256 66. 啶多啶侧た啶ㄠ 啶曕ぐ啶むげ啶︵啶掂く啷囙え 啶膏ぞ 啶膏啶ㄠた啶班啶о啶� 啶ㄠく啶ㄠ 啶灌啶むぞ啶傕ざ啷佮啶� 啷�
啶むじ啷嵿く 啶ざ啷嵿く啶むた 啶侧げ啶距啶侧啶氞え啷� 啶啶く啶む啶ㄠさ啶苦ぇ啷佮ぐ啶� 啶班す啶膏啶き啷傕い啷� 啷� 啶曕啶ぞ啶�. [艣奴lina岣� karataladvayena s膩 sa峁僴irudhya nayane h峁泃膩峁兣泆k膩 |
tasya pa艣yati lal膩峁璦locane momayatnavidhur膩 rahasyabh奴t || kum膩ra. ] 8.7.
67. 啶ㄠ啶掂啶え啷嵿ぇ啷嬥啷嵿啷嵿さ啶膏た啶むた啶多た啶ムた啶侧 啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶た啶啶ぞ啶оぐ啶距ぃ啶距
啶曕啶粪啶 啶班ぞ啶椸ぞ啶︵え啶苦き啷傕い啶曕ぐ啷囙し啷嵿さ啶距啷嵿し啶苦お啶む啶膏 啶啶班た啶啶粪 |
啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶苦じ啷嵿い啷佮啷嵿啶ㄠき啶苦ぎ啷佮啶お啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶ぐ啶む啶ㄠお啷嵿ぐ啶︵啶ぞ
啶灌え啷�啶啶⑧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶さ啶むた 啶掂た啶げ啶啶班啶班ぃ啶� 啶氞啶班啶｀ぎ啷佮し啷嵿啶苦 啷� 啶啶�. [n墨v墨bandhocchvasiti艣ithila峁� yatra bimb膩dhar膩峁嚹佱箖
k峁uma峁� r膩g膩danibh奴takare峁膩k峁patsu priye峁 |
arcistu峁単anabhimukhamapi pr膩pyaratnaprad墨p膩
han墨m奴岣峢膩n膩峁� bhavati viphalaprera峁嚹� c奴r峁嘺mu峁ａ弓i岣� || megha. ] 70.
68. 啶げ啶ム 啶ㄠ啶掂啶え啷嵿ぇ啷� 啶膏い啶� 啶班す啶膏た 啶い啷嵿お啶距ぃ啶苦さ啶侧え啶�-
啶ㄠ啶ㄠさ啷嬥あ啶距 啶ぞ啶｀た啶啶ぞ啶お啶� 啶た啶灌た啶むじ啶啶むぞ啶粪啶熰え啶え啶距 啷�
啶膏す啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啷嵿く啶曕啶粪啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶椸お啶︵お啶苦ぇ啶距え啶距啷嵿し啶い啶ぞ
啶啶ㄠじ啷嵿い啶距き啷嵿く啶距ぎ啷囙さ 啶膏啶掂ぎ啶た啶︵ぇ啶む 啶侧啶氞え啶啶椸ぎ啷� 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [palathe n墨v墨bandhe sati rahasi yatp膩峁噄valan膩-
nnavo岣峢膩岣� p膩峁噄bhy膩mapi pihitasapt膩峁ａ弓anayan膩岣� |
sahastrasth膩pyak峁ａ箛膩峁� yugapadapidh膩n膩k峁matay膩
punast膩bhy膩meva svamapidadhate locanayugam || n墨la. ] 5.18.
