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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depicted artistically. 170 The love-lorn condition of
the hero in Karp奴rama帽jar墨 171 shows that the dramatist
脳 AN
is well-versed in Kamasutra, in which ten stages are
described.
405 Vikrama峁卥adevacarita of Bilhana describes the glory
of king Vikramaditya in eighteen cantos. This kavya
depicts the love-life of a king. Caurapa帽c膩艣ik膩, which
is ascribed to Bilha峁嘺, depicts the recollections of a
lover in the company of his darling princess. Both
these works are full of erotic elements.
The poet
Bilhana describes the beauty of females by sketching
their limbs. In Pancasika he remembers the sweet scenes
which he experienced in the company of his beloved. In
both the kavyas he narrates the eight steps of love which
172 are described by the Kamasutra. Embrace, nail-prints,
174 biting,
various postures,
175 Puru峁yita 176
etc. are
173 170. Supra VI Chapter, Fn.29, p.315.
171. 啶忇し 啶啶班た啶さ啶じ啷嵿く啷� 啶灌啶� 啶囙さ 啶掂た啶啶曕啶むぎ啶距え啶膏 啶曕ぐ啷�啶掂ぎ啶︵啷嵿し啶距ぎ啶�
啶啶｀ぞ啶侧う啶｀啶∴ぎ啶苦さ 啶樴え 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶啶侧ぞ啶ㄠ 啶︵た啶ㄠう啷�啶� 啶囙さ 啶掂た啶椸げ啶苦い 啶涏ぞ啶 啷�
啶啶班き啶距い 啶啶班啶｀た啶ぞ啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ 啶囙さ 啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶班お啶班た啶曕啶粪啶｀じ啷嵿い啶苦し啷嵿啶むた 啷� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿お啷傕ぐ. 啶. [e峁 priyavayasyo ha峁僺a iva vimuktam膩nasa岣� kar墨vamadak峁Ｄ乵a岣�
m峁涐箛膩lada峁囜笉amiva ghana dharmaml膩na岣� dinad墨pa iva vigalita ch膩ya岣� |
prabh膩ta p奴r峁噄m膩candra iva p膩峁囜笉uraparik峁Ｄ箛asti峁ａ弓hati | karp奴ra. p奴. ] 43.
Ed. Pandita Durgaprasada, (Bombay, 1900).
172. Supra III Chapter, Fn. 15, p.123; 48, p.133.
173. Supra III Chapter, Fn. 14,15;p.150; 29.p. 154;
52, p. 160; 61,p.162.
174. Supra III Chapter, Fn.8, p. 166.
175. Supra III Chapter, Fn.7, p.184.
176. Supra III Chapter, Fn.10, p.204; 14, p.206.
