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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some secret parts is to kindle the love-fire of their lovers.
Hence Malati exhibits her body. Vatsy膩yana directs that
it should be dome under some pretext. Hence the poet
Kalidasa brings Malavika in thin clothes which manifest
the beauty of all the limbs, before Agnimitra, Under the
92 pretext of dancing competition. Some women, in k膩vyas,
exhibit their secret limbs under the pretext of plucking
the flowers. Bharavi sketches a woman who exhibits her
hips, her breasts, three folds of flesh and hairs on the
93 stomach under the pretext of plucking the flowers,
The K膩mas奴tra proceeds thus- "A girl, who wants to
express her love, looks secretly at her lover though he
94 has gone away from her side; hangs down her head, when
she is asked some question by him, answers in indistinct
95 words; and delights to be in his company for a long time.
96 92. 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距啶椸じ啷屶し啷嵿啶掂ぞ啶た啶掂啶啷嵿い啶 啶掂た啶班げ啶ㄠ啶ぅ啷嵿く啶啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班く啷嬥 啶啶班さ啷囙ざ啷嬥そ啶膏啶む 啷�
[sarv膩峁僩asau峁ａ弓hav膩bhivyaktaye viralanepathyayo岣� p膩trayo岣� prave艣o'stu |
] J
啶ぞ啶�. 啶. [m膩la. p峁�. ] 26.
93. 啶曕げ啶む啶班き啶距ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶掂た啶む啶侧え啷� 啶掂た啶ㄠぞ 啶椸げ啶︵う啷佮啷傕げ 啶膏啶むえ啶多ぞ啶侧た啶ㄠ啶班じ啶� 啷�
啶掂げ啶苦さ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶熰ぐ啷嬥ぎ啶班ぞ啶溹た啶ㄠぞ 啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶い啶む啶掂ぞ啶︵啶︵ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶むぞ啶啶い啶� 啷� 啶曕た啶班ぞ啶�. [kalatrabh膩re峁嘺 vitolan墨 vin膩 galadaduk奴la stana艣膩linoras膩 |
valivyap膩ya sphu峁璦romar膩jin膩 nir膩yatatv膩dudare峁嘺 t膩myat膩 || kir膩ta. ] 8. 17.
94. 啶啶班ぎ啶む啶む 啶啶班啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ㄠ 啶ㄠぞ啶啶い啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啶� 啶� 啶掂啶曕啶粪い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [pramatta峁� pracchanna峁� n膩yakamatikr膩nta峁� ca v墨k峁te | k膩. s奴. ] 3.3.27.
95. 啶啶粪啶熰ぞ 啶� 啶曕た啶炧啶氞た啶む啶膏じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦い啶さ啷嵿く啶曕啶むぞ啶曕啶粪ぐ啶え啶掂じ啶苦い啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶�
啶え啷嵿う啶� 啶え啷嵿う啶� 啶呧ぇ啷嬥ぎ啷佮啷� 啶曕ぅ啶い啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [p峁涐梗峁� ca ki帽citsasmitamavyakt膩k峁ramanavasit膩rtha峁� ca
manda峁� manda峁� adhomukh墨 kathayati | k膩. s奴. ] 3.3.28.
96. 啶むい啷嵿じ啶啶 啶氞た啶班 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠぎ啶た啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶むた 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tatsam墨pe cira峁� sth膩namabhinandati | k膩. s奴. ] 3.3.29.
97. 啶曕た啶傕啶苦い啷嵿じ啶熰ぞ啶啶啶� 啶さ啶苦ざ啶︵さ啶班啶｀啷嵿ぐ啶 啶膏啶た啶むお啷嵿ぐ啶距く啶 啷�
啶掂う啶むた 啶むう啶ㄠ啶むた啶� 啶膏啶膏啶ムた啶むた啶え啷佮じ啶班い啶� 啶掂啶ぞ啶溹い啷� - 啶︵啶班啶樴ぎ啷� 啷� 啶班い啶�. [ki峁僣itsa峁亂omukha mavi艣adavar峁嘺krama峁� smitapr膩yam ||
vadati tadantika sa峁僺thitimanusarati vy膩jato - d墨rgham || rati. ] 13.52, 53.
