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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Vatsy膩yana quotes the opinion of some authors who say
that prosperity is gained only by marrying that girl to
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whom one becomes attached. If love arises at first sight,
those lovers are fit to marry. Most of the poets have
sketched the love at first glance only. Dandin sketches
the love between Puspodbhava and Balacandrik膩 in the same
manner. Agnimitra falls in love, having seen Malavika.
He takes pleasure in looking at her beauty. Hence he says-
"I consider her disappearance to be as if the good fortune
of my eyes coming to a close, like the end of the great
festival of the heart, as if the closing of the door of
happiness. Kalidasa, here, has sketched the mind of
the king which was attached to Malavik膩. Hence he felt
unhappy for her disappearance. Du峁anta, having seen
Sakuntala, Nala, having observed the beauty of Damayanti,
6. 啶じ啷嵿く啶距 啶え啶多啶氞啷嵿し啷佮し啷嬥 啶ㄠた啶え啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ啶苦ぐ啷嵿え啷囙い啶班ぞ啶う啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啷囙い啷囙い啷嵿く啷囙啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [yasy膩峁� mana艣cak峁峁岣� nibandhana峁� tasy膩m峁沝dhirnetar膩madriyetetyeke | k膩. s奴. ] 3. 114.
7. 啶曕う啶距啶苦い啷�
啶ぞ啶侧啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶曕ぞ啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶むぐ啷佮ぃ啷�啶班い啷嵿え啶�
... [办补诲腻肠颈迟
b膩lacandrik膩峁� n膩ma taru峁嚹玶atna峁�
...] *
啶呧さ啶侧啶曕啶�
啶むう啷�啶げ啶距さ啶｀啶ぞ啶掂ぇ啷傕い啶о啶班き啶距さ啷� 啶侧い啶距え啷嵿い啶ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀げ啶曕啶粪啶い啶距ぎ啶ぞ啶膏た啶粪ぎ啷� 啷�
啶氞啶苦い啶ぞ啶侧啷佮ぐ啶權啶椸げ啷嬥啶ㄠぞ 啶膏ぞ啶洁お啶� 啶曕啶膏啶じ啶距く啶� 啶膏ぞ啶啶距く啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶�
啶曕啶距啷嵿し啶掂啶曕啶粪ぃ啷囙え 啶ぞ啶じ啶曕啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶班啶曕啶粪啶� 啶え啷嵿う啶ぞ啶班啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶侧た啶むぞ
啶侧い啷囙さ啶距啶啶い 啷� 啶︵ざ. 啶. [avalokya
tad墨yal膩va峁噛膩vadh奴tadh墨rabh膩v墨 lat膩ntab膩峁嘺 b膩峁嘺lak峁at膩may膩si峁m |
cakitab膩lakura峁単alocan膩 s膩'pi kusumas膩yaka s膩yak膩yam膩nena
ka峁乲峁v墨k峁峁噀na m膩masak峁沶nir墨k峁a mandam膩rut膩ndolit膩
latev膩kampata | da艣a. p峁�. ] 37.
8. 啶ぞ啶椸啶ぞ啶膏啶むぎ啶ぎ啶苦さ啶距啷嵿し啷嵿ぃ啷嬥ぐ啷嵿す啷冟う啶じ啷嵿く 啶す啷嬥い啷嵿じ啶掂ぞ啶掂じ啶距え啶く啶た啶� 啷�
啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班お啶苦ぇ啶距え啶た啶� 啶о啶む啶班啶え啷嵿く啷� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啶膏啶曕ぐ啶｀ぎ啷� 啷� 啶ぞ啶�. [bh膩gy膩stamayamiv膩k峁ａ箛orh峁沝ayasya mahotsav膩vas膩namayamiva |
dv膩rapidh膩namiva dh峁泃ermanye tasy膩stiraskara峁嘺m || m膩la. ] 2011.
