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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should also quote the examples of many girls of ancient
times, such as Sakuntala and others, who having united
themselves with lovers of their own choice, were ever happy
149 afterwards in their society.
The conversation between Kamandaki and Lavargik盲
held before Malati, is the best example of the above
instruction. Kamandaki, having known that the marriage
of Malati is fixed with Nandana, a relative of the king,
expresses her unhappiness and regrets for Malati, because
such a beautiful damsel should not be given to an ugly
150 Further Kamandaki disparages the greediness of
the parents of Malati, who have given more importance to
151 politics than to the happiness of their daughter. With
these words Kamandaki creates hatred in the heart of
man.
149. 啶ぞ啶多啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぞ 啶呧お啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距え 啶溹ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶� 啶曕え啷嵿く啶距 啶多啷佮え啷嵿い啶侧ぞ啶ぞ啶�
啶膏啶掂が啷佮ぇ啷嵿く啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿い啶距ぐ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶� 啶膏啶啶班く啷佮啷嵿い啶� 啶啶︵え啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶� 啶むぞ啶掂啶距じ啷嵿く啶�
啶ㄠた啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶啶む 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶む. [y膩艣c膩ny膩 api sam膩na j膩t墨y膩岣� kany膩岣� 艣akuntal膩y膩岣�
svabudhyata bhart膩ra峁� pr膩pya sa峁僷rayukt膩 modante sma t膩vac膩sy膩
nidar艣ayet | k膩. t奴. ] 3. 5.5.
150. 啶囙う啶た啶� 啶う啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶溹啶む啶班ぎ啶膏啶む啶班 啶膏す啶溹さ啶苦げ啶� 啶膏え啶苦が啶ㄠ啶оえ啶� 啶多ぐ啷�啶班ぎ啷� |
啶呧え啷佮啶苦い啶掂ぐ 啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶啶椸ざ啷嬥啷嵿く啶� 啶掂た啶げ啶椸啶｀ぞ啶むた啶多く啶� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶む啶むた 啷� 啶ぞ啶侧い啷�. [idamiha madanasya jaitramastra峁� sahajavil膩 sanibandhana峁� 艣ar墨ram |
anucitavara samprayoga艣ocya峁� viphalagu峁嚹乼i艣aya峁� bhavi峁at墨ti || m膩lat墨. ] 2.6.
151. 啶椸啶｀ぞ啶啶曕啶粪ぞ 啶多啶ㄠ啶 啶曕ぅ啶た啶︵ぎ啷佮お啶曕啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶ムさ啶�
啶曕啶む啶洁お啶む啶じ啷嵿え啷囙す啶� 啶曕啶熰た啶侧え啶え啶苦し啷嵿ぃ啶距い啶え啶膏ぞ啶 啷�
啶囙う啶� 啶膏啶掂啶︵ぎ啷嵿お啶班啶� 啶う啷佮い 啶ㄠ啶え啷囙ぐ啷嵿え啶班啶じ啶氞た啶掂
啶膏啶むぞ啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶た啶む啶班 啶さ啶む 啶� 啶さ啶距え啷� 啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶� 啶囙い啶� 啷� 啶ぞ啶侧い啷�. [gu峁嚹乸ek峁Ｄ� 艣奴nya峁� kathamidamupakr膩ntamathav膩
kuto'patyasneha岣� ku峁璱lanayani峁ａ箛膩tamanas膩m |
ida峁� svedamparya yaduta n峁沺anernarmasaciva岣�
sut膩d膩n膩nmitra峁� bhavatu sa bhav膩n nandana iti || m膩lat墨. ] 2.7.
