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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to her husband and not by performing the sacrifices and
13 VOWS.
V膩tsy膩yana says that a virtuous wife should
behave with the family members of her husband according
to their dignity. Hence a poet describes- "She shows
love to husband; she is obidient to husband's sisters;
she is devoted to her mother-in-law.
She creates friend-
ship with relatives; she expresses affection towards
servants; she exhibits smile even at the co-wives; she
speaks humble words to the friends of her husband; she
hates his foes."14
Here the behaviour of a house-wife
is according to the advice of the Kamasutra.
13. 啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶むた 啶膏啶む啶班啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶ム啷嵿く啶溹啶炧 啶� 啶掂啶班い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶啶啶啶粪ぃ啶 啷�
啶い啶苦 啶多啶多啶班啶粪い啷� 啶啶� 啶む啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿 啶す啷�啶い啷� 啷� 啶膏. 啶班. 啶ぞ啶�. 啶. [n膩sti str墨峁嚹佱箖 p峁泃hagyaj帽o na vrata峁� n膩pyupo峁峁嘺m |
pati峁� 艣u艣r奴峁te yena tena svarga mah墨yate || su. ra峁�. bh膩峁�. p峁�. ] 351-16.
14. 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶︵く啶苦い啷� 啶ㄠえ啶距え啷嵿う啷冟し啷� 啶ㄠい啶� 啶多啶掂ざ啷嵿ぐ啷傕し啷� 啶さ啶むぞ 啶さ
啶膏啶ㄠた啶椸啶оぞ 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷佮し啷� 啶掂い啷嵿じ啶侧ぞ 啶ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ 啶膏啶啶班ぞ啶膏く啶ㄠ啶む啶粪啶掂お啶� 啷�
啶ぐ啷嵿い啶た啶多啶班啶ㄠ 啶膏え啶啶班さ啶氞え啶� 啶栢た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ 啶� 啶むう啷嵿さ啷堗ぐ啶苦し啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶 啶膏啶掂え啶む 啶� 啶ㄠい啶 啶むう啶苦う啶� 啶掂啶む啶粪ぇ啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷冟し啷� 啷� 啶多ぞ啶權啶栢ぇ啶�. [nirvy膩j膩 dayite nan膩nd峁涐梗u nat膩 艣va艣r奴峁 bhavat膩 bhava
snigdh膩 bandhu峁 vatsal膩 parijane smer膩sayant墨峁api |
bhartami艣rajane sanamravacan膩 khinn膩 ca tadvairi峁
pr膩ya岣� sa峁僾anata峁� ca natabhu tadida峁� v墨tau峁dha峁� bhart峁涐梗u || 艣膩峁卥hadhara. ] 3750
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