The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Vātsyāyana and Others
    • 3.3 • 4 Ratings

Publisher Description

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses. "Kāma" which is one of the four goals of Hindu life, means sensual or sexual pleasure, and "sūtra" literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Contrary to popular perception, especially in the western world, Kama sutra is not just an exclusive sex manual; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented faculties of human life.


The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts known generically as Kama Shastra (Sanskrit: Kāma Śāstra).

  • GENRE
    Fiction & Literature
    RELEASED
    2009
    January 18
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    250
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Project Gutenberg
    SELLER
    Scott Reid
    SIZE
    470.9
    KB

    More Books Like This

    The Kama Sutra The Kama Sutra
    2013
    Woman in the Nineteenth Century Woman in the Nineteenth Century
    2012
    Essays addressed to young married women Essays addressed to young married women
    1782
    A vindication of the rights of woman: with strictures on political and moral subjects. By Mary Wollstonecraft. A vindication of the rights of woman: with strictures on political and moral subjects. By Mary Wollstonecraft.
    1792
    The Treasure of the City of Ladies The Treasure of the City of Ladies
    2003
    Annus mirabilis: or, the wonderful effects of the approaching conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. By Abraham Gunter, ... Annus mirabilis: or, the wonderful effects of the approaching conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. By Abraham Gunter, ...
    1722

    More Books by Vātsyāyana, Richard Burton (Translator), Bhagavanlal Indrajit (Translator) & Shivaram Parashuram Bhide (Translator)

    The Kama Sutra The Kama Sutra
    2013
    The Kama Sutra The Kama Sutra
    2011
    The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
    2010
    The Kama Sutra The Kama Sutra
    2010
    The Kama Sutra: The Ultimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasure The Kama Sutra: The Ultimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasure
    2017
    The Kama Sutra (Illustrated Edition) The Kama Sutra (Illustrated Edition)
    2012

    Customers Also Bought

    The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
    2016
    The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
    2016
    Tantra Cult Tantra Cult
    2011
    The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
    2016
    The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
    2016
    Revealed Truth Revealed Truth
    2013