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The Kamasutra

The Original Sanskrit and An English Translation

By Vatsyāyana

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"The Kamasutra" was published by YogaVidya.com in 2012 - Woodstock NY, it has 466 pages and the language of the book is san.

“The Kamasutra” Metadata:

Title: The Kamasutra
Author: Vatsyāyana
Languages: san - English
Number of Pages: 466
Publisher: YogaVidya.com
Publish Date: 2012
Publish Location: Woodstock NY

“The Kamasutra” Subjects and Themes:

Subjects: ➤ Sex customs - Love - Sexual intercourse - Sex - New York Times reviewed - Early works to 1800 - Erotic art - Erotic literature - Indic Erotic literature - Sanskrit Erotic literature - Sex instruction - Specimens - Toy and movable books - Amor - Literatura erótica índica - Relaciones sexuales - Sexo - Obras anteriores a 1800 - India, social life and customs - Erotic literature, Indic - Nonfiction - Sociology - kama sutra - sex positions - kama sutra illustrated - erotica - lovemaking - sexuality - seduction - Classic Literature - Fiction - Vatsyayana - Mind and body - Fiction, historical, general - Sutras - Sex & sexuality - Hindu philosophy - human relations - sexology - Kamasutra - Hinduismus - Sexualverhalten - Interpersonal Relations - Sanskrit - Sexual Behavior - Erotische Literatur - Indic literature, translations into english - Amour - Sexualité - Relations sexuelles - Littérature érotique sanskrite - Traductions françaises - Sex Education - Éducation sexuelle - Vie sexuelle - Religious literature - Buddhism, sacred books - Hindu literature - Reference books - Sexual ethics - Conduct of life - Coitus - Littérature érotique - Morale sexuelle - History
People: Vātsyāyana
Places: India
Time: Ancient India - 200 AD

Edition Specifications:

Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50 pounds
Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.04 inches

Edition Identifiers:

Google Books ID: F4TrDwAAQBAJ
The Open Library ID: OL27925130M - OL239940W
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 857986653
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2012943505
ISBN-13: 9780971646698
ISBN-10: 0971646694
All ISBNs: 0971646694 - 9780971646698

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"The Kamasutra" Table Of Contents:

1- Introduction
2- Part One: General Matters
3- One: Summary of the Guide
4- Two: The Three Aims of Life
5- Three: Exposition of the Skills
6- Four: Lifestyle of the Elegant Man
7- Five: The Lover and His Companions
8- Part Two: Sexual Intercourse
9- One: Sexual Unions
10- Sexual Intercourse with Regard to Size, Endurance and Temperament
11- The Variations of Love
12- Two: Embraces
13- Three: Ways of Kissing
14- Four: Forms of Scratching
15- Five: Biting and Behaviors
16- Ways of Biting
17- Behavior Typical of Women from Different Provinces
18- Six: Positions and Unusual Acts
19- Different Sexual Positions
20- Unusual Sexual Acts
21- Seven: Slapping and Moaning
22- Eight: Imitation and Techniques
23- Imitating the Sexual Role of a Man
24- Sexual Techniques of a Man
25- Nine: Oral Sex
26- Ten: Sex: Beginning, Ending, Types, Quarrels
27- The Beginning and Conclusion of Sexual Intercourse
28- Different Kinds of Sex
29- The Lovers’ Quarrel
30- Part Three: Young Women
31- One: Choosing a Bride
32- Rules of Courtship
33- Deciding a Match
34- Two: Winning Her Confidence
35- Three: Approaches and Gestures
36- Approaching a Young Woman
37- Indications through Gestures and Facial Expressions
38- Four: Advances
39- Advances a Man Can Make on His Own
40- Approaching a Man One Desires
41- Winning a Young Woman by Advances
42- Five: Stratagems for Weddings
43- Part Four: The Wife
44- One: The Only Wife
45- Conduct of an Only Wife
46- Conduct of a Wife Whose Husband is Abroad
47- Two: The Other Wives
48- Conduct of the Senior Wife to the Co-Wives
49- Conduct of the Junior Wife
50- Conduct of the Remarried Woman
51- Conduct of an Unloved Wife
52- Matters Pertaining to the Harem
53- Conduct of a Man with Several Wives
54- Part Five: Other Men’s Wives
55- One: Seducing Successfully
56- Exposing the Nature of Men and Women
57- Causes of Resistance
58- Men Who Have Success with Women
59- Women Who are Easily Won
60- Two: Intimacy and Advances
61- Ways to Intimacy
62- Making Advances
63- Three: Examination of Inclinations
64- Four: Tasks of the Female Messenger
65- Five: The Erotic Desire of Rulers
66- Six: Harems and Wives
67- Life in the Harem
68- Guarding One’s Wives
69- Part Six: Courtesans
70- One: Friends and Lovers
71- The Appraisal of a Friend, Suitable and Unsuitable Lovers, and Reasons for Approaching a Lover
72- How to Acquire One
73- Two: Compliance with the Lover
74- Three: Money, Indifference and Disposal
75- Ways to Make Money
76- Signs and Recognition of Indifference
77- Methods for Driving the Lover Away
78- Four: Restoring a Broken Relationship
79- Five: Types of Profit
80- Six: Profit, Loss, Risk and Types of Available Women
81- Considering Profit and Loss, and their Consequences and Risks
82- Types of Available Women
83- Part Seven: Advanced Methods
84- One: Luck, Spellbinding and Aphrodisiacs
85- Achieving Luck in Love
86- Spellbinding Someone
87- Aphrodisiacs
88- Two: Passion, Enlargement and Techniques
89- Recovery of Lost Passion
90- Enlarging the Male Organ
91- Unusual Techniques

Snippets and Summary:

Hindu love manuals are full of advice at a practical level - although the positions described in some of them are practical only for the double-jointed or professional gymnasts - but there is a far more important message common to all the teachings.

In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand chapters laid down rules for regulating their existence with regard to Dharma, Artha, and Kama.

"The Kamasutra" Description:

The Open Library:

The first compete edition of the Kamasutra. It contains a crisp introduction; the original Sanskrit; a new, accurate and readable English translation; fifty full-page illustrations using period clothing, jewelry, and settings; and a thorough index. Composed almost two thousand years ago, it is surprisingly modern in its depiction of human nature and sexual practices.