The Ananga Ranga

The Ananga Ranga

Translated by Sir Richard Burton


An important work of Indian erotology. This book was written by the Indian poet Kalyan Mall much later than the Kama Sutra, in the sixteenth century A.D. This translation was published by the Kama Shastra Society in 1885. 


MAY you be purified by Parvati 1 who coloured the nails of her hands, which were white like the waters of Ganges, with lac after seeing the fire on the forehead of Shambhu; who painted her eyes with collyrium after seeing the dark hues of Shambhu's neck and whose body-hair stood erect (with desire) after seeing in a mirror the ashes on Shambhu's body.


I invoke thee, O Kamadeva! thee the sportive; thee, the wanton one, who dwellest in the hearts of all created beings;


Thou instillest courage in time of war; thou destroyedst Sambar' A'sura and the Rakshasas; thou sufficest unto Rati 2, and to the loves and pleasures of the world;


Thou art ever cheerful, removing uneasiness and overactivity, and thou givest comfort and happiness to the mind of man.


King Ahmad was the ornament of the Lodi House. He was a Sea, having for waters the tears shed by the widows of his slaughtered foes, and he rose to just renown and wide-spread fame. May his son Lada Khan, versed in the Kama Shastra, or Scripture of Love, and having his feet rubbed with the diadems of other kings, be ever victorious!


Table of Contains :-


01. Chapter

02. Of The Various Seats Of Passion In Women

03. Of The Different Kinds Of Men And Women

04. Description Of The General Qualities, Characteristics, Temperaments, Etc., Of Women.

05. Characteristics Of The Women Of Various Lands

06. Treating Of Vashikarana

07. Of Different Signs In Men And Women

08. Treating Of External Enjoyments

09. Treating Of Internal Enjoyments In Its Various Forms