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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The queen of Vikrama becomes ready to welcome her co-wife
Urvas, and requests God to favour her with such a nature
49 that she will be co-operative with her. Bh膩sa' s
V膩savadatta also suffers a lot and agrees for the second
marriage of her husband. Dhutadevi, having seen Vasanta-
sen膩, addresses her a sister.
50 All these elder wives
are described by the dramatists according to the aphorisms
of v膩tsy膩yana,
The Kamasutra advises a younger wife thus- "She
should regard the elder wife of her husband as her mother.
52 She should tell her everything about herself, and not
51 approach her husband without her permission. When alone
with her husband, she should serve him well.
If the
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elder wife be disliked by her husband, or be childless,
' she should sympathise with her and should ask her husband
55 to be sympathetic to her.
49. 啶呧う啷嵿く啶啶班き啷冟い啶� 啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶む啶班た啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶啶む啶班 啶啶班ぞ啶班啶ムく啶む 啶ぞ 啶氞ぞ啶班啶お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距啶お啷嵿ぐ啶｀く啶苦え啷�
啶むく啶� 啶膏す 啶く啶� 啶啶班啶むた啶え啷嵿ぇ啷囙え 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶苦い啶掂啶ぎ啷� 啷� 啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ. [adyaprabh峁泃i y膩峁� striyam膩ryaputra岣� pr膩rthayate y膩 c膩ryaputrasya sam膩gamapra峁嘺yin墨
tay膩 saha may膩 pr墨tibandhena vartitavyam | vikrama. ] 3 啶呧啶� .
[a峁僰a .
] 50. 啶︵た啶粪啶熰啶ぞ 啶曕啶多げ啶苦え啷� 啶啶苦え啷� 啷� 啶啶氞啶�. 啶. [di峁ａ弓y膩 ku艣alin墨 bhagin墨 | m峁沜cha. p峁�. ] 402.
51. 啶曕え啶苦し啷嵿啶� 啶む 啶ぞ啶む啶掂い啷嵿じ啶い啷嵿え啷�啶� 啶ざ啷嵿く啷囙い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [kani峁ａ弓h膩 tu m膩t峁泇atsapatn墨峁� pa艣yet | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.24.
52. 啶嗋い啷嵿ぎ啶掂啶む啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶傕じ啷嵿い啶︵ぇ啶苦し啷嵿啶苦い啶距え啷� 啶曕啶班啶ぞ啶む 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [膩tmav峁泃t膩nt膩峁僺tadadhi峁ａ弓it膩n kury膩t | k膩. su. ] 4. 2.26.
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] 53. 啶呧え啷佮啷嵿啶距い啶� 啶い啶苦ぎ啶оた啶多く啷�啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶�. [anuj帽膩t膩 patimadhi艣ay墨ta | k膩. sa. ] 4.2.27.
54. 啶班す啶むた啶い啷嵿い啶苦ぎ啶оた啶曕ぎ啷佮お啶氞ぐ啷囙い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [rahatipattimadhikamupacaret | k膩. s奴. ] 4. 2.30.
55. 啶︵啶班啶啶距ぎ啶ㄠお啶む啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啶溹啶啶粪啶犩ぞ啶え啷佮啶啶啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶啷囙え 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶啶む [durbhag膩manapaty膩峁� ca jye峁ａ弓h膩manukampeta n膩yakena c膩nukampayet ] 1 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.37.
