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KamaSutra

By Vãtsyãyana

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The "Kama Sutra" is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behaviour in Sanskrit literature written by Vãtsyãyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted poetry verses. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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Publish dateMar 20, 2020

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1Introduction

2PREFACE.

3INTRODUCTION.

4PART I. THE VATSYAYANA SUTRA. INTRODUCTORY PREFACE.

5CHAPTER I.

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6CHAPTER II.: ON THE ACQUISITION OF DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA.

7CHAPTER III.: ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BE STUDIED.

8CHAPTER IV.: THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN.[13]

9CHAPTER V.: ABOUT THE KINDS OF WOMEN RESORTED TO BY THE CITIZENS, AND OF FRIENDS AND MESSENGERS.

10PART II.

11OF SEXUAL UNION.

12CHAPTER I.: KINDS OF SEXUAL UNION ACCORDING TO

13CHAPTER II.: OF THE EMBRACE.

14CHAPTER III.: ON KISSING.

15CHAPTER IV.: ON PRESSING, OR MARKING, OR SCRATCHING WITH THE NAILS.

16CHAPTER V.: ON BITING, AND THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED WITH REGARD TO WOMEN OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

17CHAPTER VI.: OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LYING DOWN, AND VARIOUS KINDS OF CONGRESS.

18CHAPTER VII.: OF THE VARIOUS MODES OF STRIKING, AND OF THE SOUNDS APPROPRIATE TO THEM.

19CHAPTER VIII.: ABOUT WOMEN ACTING THE PART OF A MAN; AND OF THE WORK OF A MAN.

20CHAPTER IX.: OF THE AUPARISHTAKA[39] OR MOUTH CONGRESS.

21CHAPTER X.: OF THE WAY HOW TO BEGIN AND HOW TO END THE CONGRESS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONGRESS AND LOVE QUARRELS.

22PART III.

23ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF A WIFE.

24CHAPTER I.: ON MARRIAGE.

25CHAPTER II.: OF CREATING CONFIDENCE IN THE GIRL.

26CHAPTER III.: ON COURTSHIP, AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE FEELINGS BY OUTWARD SIGNS AND DEEDS.

27CHAPTER IV.: 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.

28CHAPTER V.: ON CERTAIN FORMS OF MARRIAGE[50]

29PART IV.

30ABOUT A WIFE.

31CHAPTER I.: ON THE MANNER OF LIVING OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, AND OF HER BEHAVIOUR DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND.

32CHAPTER II.: 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 A WIFE DISLIKED BY HER HUSBAND; OF THE WOMEN IN THE KING&#x27;S HAREM; AND LASTLY ON THE CONDUCT OF A HUSBAND TOWARDS MANY WIVES.

33PART V.

34ABOUT THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN.

35CHAPTER I.: 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.

36CHAPTER II.: ABOUT MAKING ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE WOMAN, AND OF THE EFFORTS TO GAIN HER OVER.

37CHAPTER III.: EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF A WOMAN&#x27;S MIND.

38CHAPTER IV.: ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF A GO-BETWEEN.

39CHAPTER V.: ABOUT THE LOVE OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY FOR THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN.

40CHAPTER VI.: ABOUT THE WOMEN OF THE ROYAL HAREM; AND OF THE KEEPING OF ONE&#x27;S OWN WIFE.

41PART VI.

42ABOUT COURTESANS.

43INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

44CHAPTER I.: 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.

45CHAPTER II.: OF LIVING LIKE A WIFE.

46CHAPTER III.: OF THE MEANS OF GETTING MONEY. OF THE SIGNS OF THE CHANGE OF A LOVER&#x27;S FEELINGS, AND OF THE WAY TO GET RID OF HIM.

47CHAPTER IV.: ABOUT RE-UNION WITH A FORMER LOVER.

48CHAPTER V.: OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAIN.

49CHAPTER VI.: OF GAINS AND LOSSES; ATTENDANT GAINS AND LOSSES; AND DOUBTS; AS ALSO OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURTESANS.

50PART VII.