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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

By Ale.mar.sas, Vatsyayana

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"The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana" by Vatsyayana is an ancient Sanskrit text composed between the 3rd and 5th century CE. Rather than simply a manual on sexual positions, this Hindu work explores the art of living well, encompassing courtship, emotional fulfillment, maintaining relationships, and the philosophy of desire. Part of the broader Hindu concept of life's proper goals, it addresses when desire sustains happiness and how pleasure fits within a meaningful existence. The text combines terse aphoristic verses with prose, offering guidance on love's nature and the pursuit of satisfaction.

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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir

Length6 hrs 9 mins

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Publish dateOct 24, 2026

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1PREFACE.

2INTRODUCTION.

3PART I. THE VATSYAYANA SUTRA. INTRODUCTORY PREFACE.

4SALUTATION TO DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA.

5CHAPTER II. ON THE ACQUISITION OF DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA.

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6CHAPTER III. ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BE STUDIED.

7CHAPTER IV. THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN.

8CHAPTER V. ABOUT THE KINDS OF WOMEN RESORTED TO BY THE CITIZENS, AND OF FRIENDS AND MESSENGERS.

9PART II. OF SEXUAL UNION.

10CHAPTER I. KINDS OF SEXUAL UNION ACCORDING TO DIMENSIONS, FORCE OF DESIRE OR PASSION, AND TIME.

11CHAPTER II. OF THE EMBRACE.

12CHAPTER III. ON KISSING.

13CHAPTER IV. ON PRESSING, OR MARKING, OR SCRATCHING WITH THE NAILS.

14CHAPTER V. ON BITING, AND THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED WITH REGARD TO WOMEN OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

15CHAPTER VI. OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LYING DOWN, AND VARIOUS KINDS OF CONGRESS.

16CHAPTER VII. OF THE VARIOUS MODES OF STRIKING, AND OF THE SOUNDS APPROPRIATE TO THEM.

17CHAPTER VIII. ABOUT WOMEN ACTING THE PART OF A MAN; AND OF THE WORK OF A MAN.

18CHAPTER IX. OF THE AUPARISHTAKA OR MOUTH CONGRESS.

19CHAPTER X. OF THE WAY HOW TO BEGIN AND HOW TO END THE CONGRESS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONGRESS AND LOVE QUARRELS.

20PART III. ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF A WIFE.

21CHAPTER I. ON MARRIAGE.

22CHAPTER II. OF CREATING CONFIDENCE IN THE GIRL.

23CHAPTER III. ON COURTSHIP, AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE FEELINGS BY OUTWARD SIGNS AND DEEDS.

24CHAPTER 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.

25CHAPTER V. ON CERTAIN FORMS OF MARRIAGE.

26PART IV. ABOUT A WIFE.

27CHAPTER I. ON THE MANNER OF LIVING OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, AND OF HER BEHAVIOUR DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND.

28CHAPTER 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’S HAREM; AND LASTLY ON THE CONDUCT OF A HUSBAND TOWARDS MANY WIVES.

29PART V. ABOUT THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN.

30CHAPTER 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.

31CHAPTER II. ABOUT MAKING ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE WOMAN, AND OF THE EFFORTS TO GAIN HER OVER.

32CHAPTER III. EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF A WOMAN’S MIND.

33CHAPTER IV. ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF A GO-BETWEEN.

34CHAPTER V. ABOUT THE LOVE OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY FOR THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN.

35CHAPTER VI. ABOUT THE WOMEN OF THE ROYAL HAREM; AND OF THE KEEPING OF ONE’S OWN WIFE.

36PART VI. ABOUT COURTESANS.

37INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

38CHAPTER 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.

39CHAPTER II. OF LIVING LIKE A WIFE.

40CHAPTER III. 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.

41CHAPTER IV. ABOUT RE-UNION WITH A FORMER LOVER.

42CHAPTER V. OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAIN.

43CHAPTER VI. OF GAINS AND LOSSES; ATTENDANT GAINS AND LOSSES; AND DOUBTS; AS ALSO OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURTESANS.

44PART VII. ABOUT THE MEANS OF ATTRACTING OTHERS TO YOURSELF.

45CHAPTER I. ON PERSONAL ADORNMENT; ON SUBJUGATING THE HEARTS OF OTHERS; AND ON TONIC MEDICINES.

46CHAPTER II. OF THE WAYS OF EXCITING DESIRE, AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS, AND RECIPES.

47CONCLUDING REMARKS.