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 5 - Kamasutra part 4 (Bharya-adhikarana )鈥擟ritical study
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incontinent.
When the husband brings second wife to
42 the house, she should look upon her as a sister.
She
should teach her to do various things in such a way that
43 her husband may hear. Her children should treat as her
own, 44
her attendants she should look upon with more
45 regard, her friends she should cherish with love and
46 kindness and her relations with great honour. 47
The illustration for the above sutras is Dhari峁噄
of the Malavik膩gnimitra.
Initially she opposes and
obstructs the love between Malavika and Agnimitra. When
the matter goes out of her hand, she herself arranges for
their marriage and requests the king to accept her.
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啶︵ぞ啶班た啶曕啶む啶い啷嵿い啷囙ぐ啷嵿え啶距く啶� 啶氞お啶侧ぞ啶掂ぞ 啶膏お啶む啶ㄠ啶ぇ啶苦さ啷囙う啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [j膩iy膩dau岣� 艣墨lyadaurbh膩gyebhya岣� praj膩' nutpatter膩bh墨k峁ａ箛yena
d膩rikotpattern膩yaka capal膩v膩 sapatnyadhivedanam | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.1.
42. 啶嗋啶むぞ啶� 啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶苦え啶苦啶距さ啶︵啶曕啶粪啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [膩gat膩峁� cain膩峁� bhaginik膩vadek峁ta | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.5.
43. 啶ㄠぞ啶 啶膏啶多啶班さ啷� 啶� 啶班す啶膏た 啶掂た啶多啶粪ぞ啶ㄠぇ啶苦啶距え啷嵿う啶班啶多く啶苦い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [n膩yaka sa峁兣況ave ca rahasi vi艣e峁Ｄ乶adhik膩ndar艣ayit | k膩. s奴. ] 4, 2-10.
44. 啶むう啶い啷嵿く啷囙し啷嵿さ啶掂た啶多啶粪 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tadapatye峁avi艣e峁岣� | k膩. s奴. ] 4. 2. 1.
45. 啶ぐ啶苦啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿啷囙そ啶оた啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶距 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [parijana varge'dhik膩nukamp膩岣� | k膩. s奴. ] 4. 2.12.
46. 啶た啶む啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿啷� 啶啶班啶むた啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [mitra varge pr墨ti岣� | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.13.
47. 啶む啷嵿啷嵿啶距い啶苦し啷� 啶氞ぞ啶むた啶膏啶啶班ぎ啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tajj帽膩ti峁 c膩tisa峁僢hrama岣� | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.15.
48. 啶嗋ぐ啷嵿く啶啶む啶� 啶囙う啶距え啷�啶た啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啷�啶氞啶涏い啷� 啷� 啶ぞ啶�. 啶. [膩ryaputra id膩n墨mim膩峁� prat墨cchatu | m膩la. p峁�. ] 128.
