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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We do not see the influence of the sutras which dealt
with the conduct of a virgin, a widow, a re-married woman
and a wife disliked by her husband in the classical litera-
V盲tsy膩yana gives some instructions to a king who
ture.
has married many girls. The female attendant in the
harem called severally Ka帽莽ukiya or Mahattarik膩, should
bring flowers, ointments and clothes from the king's wives
59 to the King. He having received these things, should
things worn by him the previous day.
60 give them as presents to the servants, along with the
He should carry
on a cheerful conversation which is bifitting to that
61 occasion.
At the end of this adhyaya V膩tsy膩yana quotes
a verse which states that a man marrying many wives should
act fairly towards them all. He should not disregard them
62 or pass over their faults.
59. 啶ぞ啶侧啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶侧啶え啶掂ぞ啶膏ぞ啶傕じ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶膏ぞ啶� 啶曕啷嵿啷佮啷�啶ぞ 啶す啶む啶むぐ啶苦啶� 啶掂ぞ
啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧 啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵く啷囙く啷佮ぐ啷嵿う啷囙さ啶苦き啶苦 啶啶班す啶苦い啶た啶むた 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [m膩ly膩nulepanav膩s膩峁僺i c膩s膩峁� ka帽cuk墨y膩 mahattarik膩 v膩
r膩j帽o nivedayeyurdevibhi岣� prahitamiti | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.73.
60. 啶むう啶距う啶距く 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶侧啶ぎ啶距じ啶距 啶啶班い啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶距き啷冟い啶曕 啶︵ぇ啶距い啷� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [tad膩d膩ya r膩j膩 nirm膩lyam膩s膩峁� pratipr膩bh峁泃aka峁� dadh膩t | k膩. s奴. ] 4. 2.74.
613 啶むぞ啶膏ぞ啶� 啶ぅ啶距啶距げ啶� 啶ぅ啶距ぐ啷嵿す啶� 啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠぎ啶距え啶距え啷佮さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶苦 啶膏お啶班た啶灌ぞ啶膏ぞ啶多啶�
啶曕ぅ啶距 啶曕啶班啶ぞ啶む 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [t膩s膩峁� yath膩k膩la峁� yath膩rha峁� ca sth膩nam膩n膩nuv峁泃ti岣� saparih膩s膩艣ca
kath膩岣� kury膩t | k膩. s奴. ] 4.2.76.
62. 啶啶班啶粪じ啷嵿い啷� 啶す啷傕え啷嵿う啶距ぐ啶距え啷嵿じ啶ぞ啶灌啶む啶� 啶膏ぎ啷� 啶さ啷囙い啷� 啷�
啶� 啶氞ぞ啶掂啷嵿啶距 啶氞ぐ啷囙う啶距じ啷� 啶掂啶げ啷�啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶膏す啷囙い 啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ. 啶膏. [puru峁stu bah奴nd膩r膩nsam膩h峁泃ya samo bhavet |
na c膩vaj帽膩峁� cared膩su vyal墨k膩nna saheta ca || k膩. su. ] 4. 2.85.
