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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Even Malavika in her first union, behaves as if she
was obeying the rules of Vatsyayana word by word, She
obstructs her lover's hand which was near her girdle.
She covers her breasts when she was embraced; she turns
136 away the face when being raised up in order to kiss.
Jimutavahana pictures the behaviour of Malayavati which
was according to the Kamasutra thus- "On being seen, she
casts down her looks; on being addressed she does not.
give any reply. While in bed she turns away from me,
embraced forcibly she shudders; when the attendants are
going out of the bed chamber, she too would go away with
them. My newly wedded wife brings me great happiness
because of her crossness itself. 137 Somadevasuri depicts
Amptamati in the same manner at her first meet with
Yafodhara.
138 Sanskrit poets have taken great pleasure
in depicting the behaviour of a girl who gives a special
type of pleasure at the first meet.
136. Supra Fn.68 of Chapter II.
137. Supra Fn.67 of Chapter II.
138. 啶夃啷嵿い啶� 啶掂啷嵿い啶� 啶� 啶曕た啶炧啶氞た啶︵啶む啶むぐ啶く啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶侧啶曕た啶むぞ啶侧啶曕い
啶多ぞ啶啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶掂た啶灌た啶むぞ啶椸ぎ啶� 啶� 啶掂た啶掂ざ啶多啶掂ぞ啶膏啶侧啶ぃ啶� 啶掂啶い啷� ||
啶ㄠぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距げ啶距お啶掂た啶о 啶膏啷嬥お啶灌啶︵く啶� 啶椸え啷嵿い啷佮 啶啶ㄠぐ啷嵿さ啶�, 啶氞啶涏い啶�
啶啶班啶むた啶� 啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶むぅ啶距お啶� 啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶むえ啷佮い啷� 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶ㄠさ啷� 啶膏啶椸ぎ啷� 啷� 啶ざ啶膏啶むた. [ukt膩 vakti na ki帽ciduttaramaya峁� n膩lokit膩lokata
艣膩yy膩y膩峁� vihit膩gam膩 ca viva艣a艣v膩solba峁嘺峁� vepate ||
narm膩l膩pavidh墨 sakopah峁沝ay膩 gantu峁� punarv膩, cchati
pr墨ti峁� kasya tath膩pi no vitanute b膩l膩 nave sa峁僩ame || ya艣asti. ] 2.218.
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