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 6 - Kamasutra part 5 (Para-darika-adhikarana )鈥擟ritical study
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T.M.Tripathi, in his Rasadipika commentary for the above
verses, refers to a verse from Kautuka-sarvasva-crahasana
which gives examples of adultery.
93 The swans which are the messengers of king Nala,
describes before Damayanti the dynasty and heroic deeds
of Nala in detail. Afterwards they say- "Brahman has
created you to become the wife of Nala only.
If you
love and marry the king Nala, your association will be
like that of the moon with night, 艢iva with P膩rvati and
94 Visnu with Laksmi.. Thus the swans try to attract the
heart of Damayanti.
The Kamasutra says that when the dutl expresses the
love of her master before the woman, she may laugh but
93. 啶啶溹 啶椸啶むぎ啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷�啶� 啶膏啶班お啶むた啶多啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距 啶ぞ啶班啶ぞ啶� 啶椸啶班啶�
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啷� [bheje gautamasundar墨峁� surapati艣candr膩ca bh膩ry膩峁� guro岣�
dharmo] s啶た 啶膏啶掂く啶啶� 啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶ㄠ啶い啷囙 啶い啷嵿え啷�啶く啶距じ啷�啶む啶啶ムぞ啶 啷�
啶椸啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂え啶苦い啶� 啶ㄠた啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶啶︵啶掂 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶ぞ啶оさ啷�
啶啶⑧ぞ啶冟 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦い啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶ㄠ 啶た啶︵ぇ啶苦ぐ啷� 啶︵啶� 啶ぐ啶膏啶む啶班 啶班い啷� 啷� 啶曕啶熰え啷�. 啶. [pi svayameva p膩峁囜笉un峁沺ate岣� patn墨may膩s墨tp峁泃h膩m |
gop膩n膩峁� vanit膩 nit膩ntamabhajadeva岣� svaya峁� m膩dhav墨
m奴岣峢膩岣メ弗 pa峁囜笉itam膩nino bhidadhire do峁 parastr墨 ratau || ku峁璦n墨. p峁�. ] 326.
94. 啶ㄠた啶多ぞ 啶ぞ啶� 啶多た啶掂く啶� 啶椸た啶班啶多 啶多啶班た啶ぞ 啶灌ぐ啶苦 啶啶溹く啶むぞ 啶啶班い啷�啶む 啷�
啶掂た啶о啶班お啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶班じ啶苦啶� 啶啶班く啶距じ啶� 啶ぐ啶膏啶ぐ啶� 啶啶椸啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距啶ぞ啶� 啷� 啶ㄠ啶�. [ni艣膩 p膩ka 艣ivay膩 gir墨艣a峁� 艣riy膩 hari峁� yojayat膩 prat墨ta岣� |
vidherapi sv膩rasika岣� pray膩sa岣� paraspara峁� yogya sam膩gam膩ya || nai峁. ] 3.48.
