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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: has expressed her love by not looking at his face and by smiling without any reason, which are mentioned by the Kamasutra. 269 ,111
Some poets have added some more characteristics and
described them whenever they got an opportunity. Damodara-
gupta describes Malati who was expressing her love thus-
"She loosens her waist-knot, makes correct her braid
frequently, bites her lower lip, kisses the child etc.
Pravara峁na in the Setubandha, describes a girl thus-
"She touches her curly hair which are hanging on her
forehead; she plays with her bangles; she checks her
cloths, she utters something to her friend, when her lover
is looking at her.
Srinivasa recollects the expression
112 showed by Padmavati and comes to the conclusion that she
113 is loving him.
Thus we see that the poets have followed
11. 啶ㄠ啶掂た啶え啷嵿ぇ啶掂た啶啶曕啶粪 啶啶灌啶班啶啶灌啶� 啶曕啶多お啶距ざ啶掂た啶多啶侧啶粪 啷�
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶оぐ啶︵啶ㄠ啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぃ啶� 啶ぞ啶侧 啶ぐ啶苦啷佮ぎ啷嵿が啶ㄠ 啶班い啷嬥い啷嵿じ啷佮啶むぞ 啷� 啶曕啶熰啶熰え啷� - [n墨vibandhavimok峁 muhurmuhu岣� ke艣ap膩艣avi艣le峁岣� |
sv膩dharadaganagraha峁嘺峁� b膩laka paricumbana峁� ratotsukat膩 || ku峁弓an墨 - ] 693.
112. 啶呧げ啶曕 啶膏啶啶多い啶� 啶掂た啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班い啶苦じ啶距ぐ啶い啶� 啶掂げ啶 啶ぎ啶い啶� 啶ㄠた啶掂じ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷�
啶啶樴ぎ啶距げ啶い啶� 啶膏啷�啶� 啶︵く啶苦い啶距げ啷嬥啶ㄠぐ啷嵿い啶苦い啷� 啶掂た啶侧ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ - 啶膏ぞ啶班啶ム 啷� 啶膏啶む [alaka峁� sp峁浥沘ti vilak峁a岣� pratis膩rayati valaya峁� yamayati nivasanam |
mogham膩lapati sakh墨峁� dayit膩lokanartito vil膩sin墨 - s膩rtha岣� || setu ] 10.70.
113. 啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶曕た啶� 啶むう啶︵啶ぞ啶た 啶� 啶ㄠた啶多啶氞啶い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぅ啶え啷嵿く啶ムぞ 啶曕啶｀た啶�-
啶む啶班た啶ぞ啶椸啶� 啶氞啷嵿し啷佮し啶� 啶膏さ啷嵿く啶距啶� 啶ぞ啶た啶 啶ざ啷嵿く啷囙い啷� 啷� 啶ㄠた啶班啶︵啶о啶洁お啶�
啶曕啶洁お啶� 啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶班 啶曕ぅ啶じ啷嵿く啶距 啶啶班じ啶班啶︵啷囙し啷� 啷� 啶膏啶掂啶︵げ啶掂啷嵿い啶�
啶溹ぞ啶侧啷堗ぐ啶侧啶曕啶班た啶啶� 啷� 啶た啶ㄠさ啶膏啶啶苦 啶た啶む啶むた啶оさ啶侧ぞ 啶曕お啷嬥げ啶ぞ啶侧 啷�
啶曕ぅ啶� 啶夃い啷嵿い啶啶く啷囙う啷佮い啷嵿い啶班 啶掂ぞ啶膏 啶班啶す啶班啶粪啶︵き啷囙う啶� 啷� 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶ㄠぐ啷嵿い啶啶︵啶� 啶曕啶粪た啶｀ぞ啶ㄠげ
啶囙さ 啶侧い啶距ぎ啷佮じ啷嵿啶啶 啷� 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶多た啶ムた啶侧 啶さ啷囙え啷嵿え啷�啶掂た啶え啷嵿ぇ啶� 啷� 啶曕ぅ啶�
啶啶掂ぎ啶� 啶侧た啶栢啷嵿啶班ぃ啶ㄠ啶ぃ啶苦 啷� 啶多啶班啶ㄠた啶掂ぞ啶�. 啶. [athav膩 ki峁� tadady膩pi na ni艣c墨yate | kathamanyath膩 ku峁噄ta-
tribh膩ge峁嘺 cak峁峁Ｄ� savy膩ja峁� m膩miya峁� pa艣yet | niruddho'pi
ko'pi vik膩ra岣� kathamasy膩岣� prasaredage峁 | svedalavakt膩
j膩lakairala峁僰riyeta | bhinavaspha峁璱ka bhittidhaval膩 kapolap膩l墨 |
katha峁� uttambhayeduttara峁� v膩sa岣� romahar峁dabheda岣� | katha峁� nartayedra k峁峁嚹乶ala
iva lat膩muskampa岣� | katha峁� 艣ithil墨 bhavenn墨vibandha岣� | katha峁�
bhuvam膩 likhaccara峁嘺nakhama峁噄岣� | 艣r墨niv膩sa. p峁�.] 56.
