The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana

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Author Vatsyayana
Translator Bhide, Shivaram Parashuram
Translator Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
Translator Indrajit, Bhagavanlal
Title The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks
Note Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana" by Vatsyayana is a classical ancient Indian text that serves as a guide on love and sexuality, written in the early centuries of the Common Era. This work is often perceived as an erotic manual, but it encompasses a wider scope, addressing relationships, the social practices of the time, and the art of living well in accordance with sensual pleasures, virtue, and material wealth. The opening portion of this treatise provides a preface to its significance in Sanskrit literature, highlighting its comprehensive nature alongside other works related to love and sexuality. It illustrates Vatsyayana's objective to condense existing knowledge into a structured format for the benefit of readers seeking to understand the complex interplay of desire, socio-cultural practices, and philosophy surrounding love. In this introduction, key themes such as the classification of women, sexual unions, and the importance of mutual respect and understanding between partners begin to surface, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration into the art of love that follows in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Love
Subject Sex
Category Text
EBook-No. 27827
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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