The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks
By Vatsyayana
Classic work by Vatsyayana.
Table of Contents
THE VATSYAYANA SUTRA. INTRODUCTORY PREFACE. SALUTATION TO DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA. In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in ...
Virtue, Wealth and Love. " III. On the study of the Sixty-four Arts. " IV. On the Arrangements of a House, and Household Furniture; and a...
and Time; and on the different kinds of Love. " II. Of the Embrace. " III. On Kissing. " IV. On Pressing or Marking with the Nails. " V....
" II. About creating Confidence in the Girl. " III. Courtship, and the manifestations of the feelings by outward signs and deeds. " IV. On...
behaviour during the absence of her Husband. " II. On the conduct of the eldest Wife towards the other Wives of her husband, and of the younger Wife t...
why Women reject the Addresses of Men. About Men who have Success with Women, and about Women who are easily gained over. " II. Abo...
means of Attaching to herself the Man desired, and the kind of Man that it is desirable to be acquainted with. " II. Of a Courtesan...
and of tonic medicines. " II. Of the Means of exciting Desire, and of the ways of enlarging the Lingam. Miscellaneous Experiments and ...
ON THE ACQUISITION OF DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA. Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise Dharma, Artha, and Kama at different times and in such a manner t...
ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BE STUDIED. Man should study the Kama Sutra and the arts and sciences subordinate thereto, in addition to the study of the arts and sciences contained ...
THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN.[13] Having thus acquired learning, a man, with the wealth that he may have gained by gift, conquest, purchase, deposit,[14] or inheritance from his ancestor...
ABOUT THE KINDS OF WOMEN RESORTED TO BY THE CITIZENS, AND OF FRIENDS AND MESSENGERS. When Kama is practised by men of the four castes according to the rules of the Holy Writ (_i.e...
KINDS OF SEXUAL UNION ACCORDING TO (_a_) DIMENSIONS. (_b_) FORCE OF DESIRE OR PASSION. (_c_) TIME. _Kinds of Union._ Man is divided into three classes, viz., the ...
OF THE EMBRACE. This part of the Kama Shastra, which treats of sexual union, is also called "Sixty-four" (Chatushshashti). Some old authors say that it is called so, because it co...
ON KISSING. It is said by some that there is no fixed time or order between the embrace, the kiss, and the pressing or scratching with the nails or fingers, but that all these thi...
ON PRESSING, OR MARKING, OR SCRATCHING WITH THE NAILS. When love becomes intense, pressing with the nails or scratching the body with them is practised, and it is done on the foll...
ON BITING, AND THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED WITH REGARD TO WOMEN OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. All the places that can be kissed, are also the places that can be bitten, except the upper li...
OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LYING DOWN, AND VARIOUS KINDS OF CONGRESS. On the occasion of a "high congress" the Mrigi (Deer) woman should lie down in such a way as to widen her yoni,...
OF THE VARIOUS MODES OF STRIKING, AND OF THE SOUNDS APPROPRIATE TO THEM. Sexual intercourse can be compared to a quarrel, on account of the contrarieties of love and its tendency ...
ABOUT WOMEN ACTING THE PART OF A MAN; AND OF THE WORK OF A MAN. When a woman sees that her lover is fatigued by constant congress, without having his desire satisfied, she should,...
OF THE AUPARISHTAKA[39] OR MOUTH CONGRESS. There are two kinds of eunuchs, those that are disguised as males, and those that are disguised as females. Eunuchs disguised as females...
OF THE WAY HOW TO BEGIN AND HOW TO END THE CONGRESS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONGRESS AND LOVE QUARRELS. In the pleasure-room, decorated with flowers, and fragrant with perfumes, atte...
ON MARRIAGE. When a girl of the same caste, and a virgin, is married in accordance with the precepts of Holy Writ, the results of such an union are: the acquisition of Dharma and ...
OF CREATING CONFIDENCE IN THE GIRL. For the first three days after marriage, the girl and her husband should sleep on the floor, abstain from sexual pleasures, and eat their food ...
ON COURTSHIP, AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE FEELINGS BY OUTWARD SIGNS AND DEEDS. A poor man possessed of good qualities, a man born of a low family possessed of mediocre qualities,...
ABOUT THINGS TO BE DONE ONLY BY THE MAN, AND THE ACQUISITION OF THE GIRL THEREBY. ALSO WHAT IS TO BE DONE BY A GIRL TO GAIN OVER A MAN, AND SUBJECT HIM TO HER. Now when the girl b...
ON CERTAIN FORMS OF MARRIAGE[50] When a girl cannot meet her lover frequently in private, she should send the daughter of her nurse to him, it being understood that she has confid...
ON THE MANNER OF LIVING OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, AND OF HER BEHAVIOUR DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND. A virtuous woman, who has affection for her husband, should act in conformity ...
ON THE CONDUCT OF THE ELDER WIFE TOWARDS THE OTHER WIVES OF HER HUSBAND, AND ON THAT OF A YOUNGER WIFE TOWARDS THE ELDER ONES. ALSO ON THE CONDUCT OF A VIRGIN WIDOW RE-MARRIED; OF ...
OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEN AND WOMEN.--THE REASONS WHY WOMEN REJECT THE ADDRESSES OF MEN.--ABOUT MEN WHO HAVE SUCCESS WITH WOMEN, AND ABOUT WOMEN WHO ARE EASILY GAINED OVER. Th...
ABOUT MAKING ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE WOMAN, AND OF THE EFFORTS TO GAIN HER OVER. Ancient authors are of opinion that girls are not so easily seduced by employing female messengers a...
EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF A WOMAN'S MIND. When a man is trying to gain over a woman he should examine the state of her mind, and acts as follows. If she listens to him, but doe...
ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF A GO-BETWEEN. If a woman has manifested her love or desire, either by signs or by motions of her body, and is afterwards rarely or never seen any where, or i...
ABOUT THE LOVE OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY FOR THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN. Kings and their ministers have no access to the abodes of others, and moreover their mode of living is constantl...
ABOUT THE WOMEN OF THE ROYAL HAREM; AND OF THE KEEPING OF ONE'S OWN WIFE. The women of the royal harem cannot see or meet any men on account of their being strictly guarded, neith...
ABOUT COURTESANS. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. This Part VI., about courtesans, was prepared by Vatsyayana, from a treatise on the subject, that was written by Dattaka, for the women of...
OF THE CAUSES OF A COURTESAN RESORTING TO MEN; OF THE MEANS OF ATTACHING TO HERSELF THE MAN DESIRED; AND OF THE KIND OF MAN THAT IT IS DESIRABLE TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH. By having i...
OF LIVING LIKE A WIFE. When a courtesan is living as a wife with her lover, she should behave like a chaste woman, and do everything to his satisfaction. Her duty in this respect,...
OF THE MEANS OF GETTING MONEY. OF THE SIGNS OF THE CHANGE OF A LOVER'S FEELINGS, AND OF THE WAY TO GET RID OF HIM. Money is got out of a lover in two ways, viz.: By natural or la...
ABOUT RE-UNION WITH A FORMER LOVER. When a courtesan abandons her present lover after all his wealth is exhausted, she may then consider about her re-union with a former lover. Bu...
OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAIN. When a courtesan is able to realize much money every day, by reason of many customers, she should not confine herself to a single lover; under such cir...
OF GAINS AND LOSSES; ATTENDANT GAINS AND LOSSES; AND DOUBTS; AS ALSO OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURTESANS. It sometimes happens that while gains are being sought for, or expected ...
ON PERSONAL ADORNMENT; ON SUBJUGATING THE HEARTS OF OTHERS; AND ON TONIC MEDICINES. When a person fails to obtain the object of his desires by any of the ways previously related, ...
OF THE WAYS OF EXCITING DESIRE, AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS, AND RECIPES. If a man is unable to satisfy a Hastini, or elephant woman, he should have recourse to various means to...