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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Vatsyayana has stated that a virtuous wife should
give much attention to her husband's food. Sanskrit
poets, hence, described that a wife should act like a
15 mother, when her husband takes food.
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According to the
Kamasutra, a wife should show respect to her husband by
standing, when he comes near; she should sleep after
him and wake up before him. This advice is given to a
daughter by a poet and he concludes that this is the way
16 to gain dharma for a good wife. Here the poet has
followed V盲tsyayana's idea.
The Kamasutra gives some more instructions to a house-
wofe thus- "She should also observe the fasts and vows
of her husband, and when he tries to prevent her doing
17 this, she should persuade him to let her do it. She
15. 啶曕ぞ啶班啶 啶︵ぞ啶膏 啶班い啷� 啶掂啶多啶ぞ 啶啶溹え啷� 啶溹え啶ㄠ 啶膏ぎ啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶い啷嵿い啷� 啶啶︵啶оた啶︵ぞ啶む啶班 啶� 啶膏ぞ 啶ぞ啶班啶ぞ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶班啶侧き啶� 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶班啶啶粪 啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶曕ぐ啶｀啶粪 啶︵ぞ啶膏 啶啶溹啶啶粪 啶ぞ啶むぞ 啶多く啶ㄠ啶粪 啶班ぎ啷嵿き啶� 啷�
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距え啷佮啷傕げ啶� 啶оぎ啶ぞ 啶оぐ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶ぞ啶班啶ぞ 啶� 啶粪ぞ啶∴啶椸啶｀啶さ啶む啶� 啶︵啶班啶侧き啶� 啷� 啶膏. 啶�. 啶ぞ.
[k膩rye d膩s墨 ratau vai艣y膩 bhojane janan墨 sam膩 |
vipattau buddhid膩tr墨 ca s膩 bh膩ry膩 sarvadurlabha岣� ||
k膩rye峁 mantr墨 kara峁噀峁 d膩s墨 bhojye峁峁� m膩t膩 艣ayane峁 rambh膩 |
dharm膩nuk奴l膩 dhamay膩 dharitr墨 bh膩ry膩 ca 峁Ｄ佱笉gu峁噛avat墨ha durlabh膩 || su. ra. bh膩.
] 16. 啶呧き啷嵿く啷佮い啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶啶ぞ啶椸い啷� 啶椸啶灌お啶む 啶むう啷嵿き啶距し啶｀ 啶ㄠぎ啷嵿ぐ啶むぞ
啶むい啷嵿お啶距う啶距ぐ啷嵿お啶苦い啶︵啶粪啶熰た啶班ぞ啶膏え啶掂た啶оた啶膏啶むじ啷嵿く啷嬥お啶氞ぐ啷嵿く啶� 啶膏啶掂く啶 啷�
啶膏啶啶む 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶多く啷�啶� 啶むい啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶ムぎ啶む 啶溹す啷嵿く啶距啷嵿 啶多く啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶苦い啶�
[abhyutth膩namup膩gatai g峁沨apatau tadbh膩峁峁噊 namrat膩
tatp膩d膩rpitad峁涐梗峁璱r膩sanavidhistasyopacary膩 svayam |
supte tatra 艣ay墨ta tatprathamato jahy膩cca 艣ayy膩miti
] 谐.350,9,
.350, 9,
10.
啶啶班ぞ啶啶啶� 啶啶む啶班た 啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶む 啶曕啶侧さ啶о啶膏た啶︵啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶むぇ啶班啶啶椸ぎ啶� 啷� 啶多ぞ啶оぐ. [pr膩pyai岣� putri nivedita岣� kulavadh奴siddh膩ntadharmogama岣� || 艣膩dhara. ] 3757.
17. 啶ㄠぞ啶啶膏啶� 啶掂啶班い啶啶さ啶距じ啶� 啶� 啶膏啶掂く啶お啶� 啶曕ぐ啶｀啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啷囙い
啶掂ぞ啶班た啶むぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶灌ぎ啶む啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶え啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ啶啶むた 啶むう啶掂啶膏 啶ㄠた啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶ㄠぎ啷� [n膩yakasya vratamupav膩sa峁� ca svayamapi kara峁噀n膩nuvarteta
v膩rit膩y膩峁� ca n膩hamatra nirbandhan墨yeti tadavacaso nivartanam ] 1 啶昑. 啶�. [sa. ] 4. 1.26.
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