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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Vatsaraja, having beheld Sagarika, Udayana having glanced
at Priyadar艣ika, Jimutavahana, having looked at Malayavati,
fell into the love-ocean. All these examples narrate
the love at first glance.
At the end of this adhyaya, the author of Kamasutra
opines- "Amusement in society, such as completing the
verses begun by others, marriages and auspicious ceremonies
should be carried on neither with superiors, nor with
9 inferiors. The opinion of V盲tsyayana is that the bride
and bridegroom should be equal in all respects. Therefore
Sunanda, the friend of Indumati, advises her friend to
garland Aja who is equal to her not only in race, in
luster, in youth but also in good qualities.
remarks- "Let jewel join the gold."10
Hence she
Kanva in his
message to Dusyanta states that by bringing together a
bride and bridegroom of equal merits, Brahma has, after
a long time, not incurred censure.
11 In both the above
9. 啶膏ぎ啶膏啶ぞ啶︵啶ぞ啶� 啶膏す啶曕啶班啶∴ぞ 啶掂た啶掂ぞ啶灌ぞ啶� 啶膏啷嵿啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶� 啷�
啶むぞ啶︵啶多啶班啶� 啶曕ぞ啶班啶ぞ啶｀た 啶ㄠ啶む啶むぎ啷堗ぐ啷嵿え啶距お啶� 啶掂ぞ啶洁ぇ啶啶� 啷� 啶� [samasy膩dy膩岣� sahakr墨岣嵞� viv膩h膩岣� sa峁単at膩ni ca |
t膩d峁浥沘ireva k膩ry膩峁噄 nottamairn膩pi v膩'dhamai岣� || ka] T. 啶膏. [蝉奴. ] 2. 1.22.
10. 啶曕啶侧啶� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶ぞ 啶掂く啶膏ぞ 啶ㄠさ啷囙え 啶椸啶｀啶多啶氞じ啷嵿い啷堗じ啷嵿い啷堗ぐ啷嵿さ啶苦え啶お啷嵿ぐ啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啷�
啶む啶掂ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠじ啷嵿い啷佮げ啷嵿く啶ぎ啷佮 啶掂啶｀啶粪啶� 啶班い啷嵿え啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距啶氞啶涏い啷� 啶曕ぞ啶炧啶氞え啷囙え 啷� 啶班啷�. [kulena k膩nty膩 vayas膩 navena gu峁嘺i艣castaistairvinayapradh膩nai岣� |
tvam膩tmanastulyamamu峁� v峁涐箛墨峁a ratna峁� sam膩gacchatu k膩帽canena || raghu. ] 4. 79.
11. 啶む啶掂ぎ啶班啶灌い啶距 啶啶班ぞ啶椸啶班じ啶班 啶膏啶啶む啶洁じ啶� 啶ㄠ 啶多啷佮え啷嵿い啶侧ぞ 啶啶班啶むた啶い啷� 啶� 啶膏い啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啷�
啶膏ぎ啶距え啶啶膏啶む啶侧啶啷佮ぃ啶� 啶掂ぇ啷嵿ぐ啷嵿さ啶班 啶氞た啶班じ啷嵿く 啶掂ぞ啶氞啶 啶� 啶椸い啶� 啶啶班啶距お啶むた啶� 啷� 啶呧き啶�. [tvamarhat膩峁� pr膩grasara岣� sm峁泃o'si na岣� 艣akuntal膩 m奴rtimat墨 ca satkriy膩 |
sam膩naya峁僺tulyagu峁嘺峁� vadhrvara峁� cirasya v膩cya峁� na gata岣� praj膩pati岣� || abhi. ] 5.15.
