By Alain Daniélou
ISBN-10: 0892814926
ISBN-13: 9780892814923
This definitive quantity is the 1st sleek translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to incorporate crucial commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the trendy Hindi observation through Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent 4 years evaluating types of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate adventure of India, to maintain the whole explicitness of the unique. i wished to demystify India, he writes, to teach interval of serious civilization, of excessive tradition, is forcibly a interval of serious liberty.
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The partners will always be satisfied with each other and their spirit will not be touched by any desire to be unfaithful. The Kama Sutra teaches that sighs, flirtation, and foreplay are three important elements in amorous relations. There are: three kinds of boy; three classes (jati) of girl; three sorts of equal copulation (sama); six sorts of unequal copulation; three modes of copulation; nine ways of copulating according to the different modes; nine sorts of copulation according to different moments; making a total of twenty-seven modes of copulation (sambhoga).
54 PART ONE: GENERAL REMARKS 28 Conundrums Presented as a game or as the subject for a discussion. 29 The art of completing a quotation (pratimala) 30 Riddles are Utilizing formulas in which the sound and meaning of the words uncertain. 31 Bookbinding 32 The art of telling stories 33 Quoting the classics in answering questions 34 Plaiting cane baskets, etc. Making solid seats with dry canes. 35 Woodwork Using a lathe and other tools. 36 Carpentry Sawing planks to make seats and beds. 37 38 39 40 41 House furnishing and decoration Expert knowledge of stones and gems Mixing and polishing metals Valuing the shape and color of stones Arboriculture, the care of trees For the house or garden.
This is taken into account by Vatsyayana in composing the chapter on courtesans, in considering the good of society. 22 The seventh part concerning occult media [aupanishadika] comprises two chapters dealing with six subjects: Means for becoming attractive How to infatuate How to increase sexual drive and achieve multiple coition How to develop the sexual organ Reviving a failing impulse Unusual copulation Becoming attractive means improving one's appearance and qualities. To infatuate signifies taking control over someone by means of words, diagrams, and magic rites.
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