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.
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in the Kadambarl remind us of the ideal house of a
73 N膩garaka stated by the Ka膩mas奴tra. The description of
74 the behaviour of Mah膩艣veta, having seen Kapinjala, a
friend of her lover Pundarika, is narrated according to
the behaviour of a kanya described in the third adhikarana.
The love-lorn condition of Mah膩艣veta, is described
picturesquely, 75 which correlates the ten love-sick
76 stages of a lover. All these facts show that B膩峁嘺
was well-versed in the Kamasutra.
But he has not exhibited
his knowledge of erotic science to a great extent, because
he might have thought that his work may be considered
pornography.
Harsa, the author of Ratnavali, Priyadar艣ik膩
and Nagananda, has gone one step further in using erotic
science than the previous dramatists. The description
of Malayavati as Mugdha, Ratnavall as Lotus lady
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72. Supra II Chapter, Fn.42, p. 49.
73. Supra II Chapter, Fn.35, p.47.
74. Supra IV Chapter, Fn.114, p.270.
75. Supra VI Chapter, Fn.39, p. 318.
76. Supra VI Chapter, Fn.7, p.307.
77. Supra II Chapter, Fn.67, p.58; 71, p.59.
78. Supra III Chapter, Fn.39, p. 100.
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