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TheKamasutraThe Original SanskritVatsyayanaAn English TranslationLars Martin FosseYogaVidya.com
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ContentsIntroductionxiPart One: General M atters1One: Summary of the Guide3Two: The Three Aims of Life10Three: Exposition of the Skills18Four: Lifestyle of the Elegant Man25Five: The Lover and His Companions38Part twO: sexual I ntercOurse47One: Sexual Unions49Sexual Intercourse with Regard to Size,Endurance and TemperamentThe Variations of Love4958Two: Embraces61Three: Ways of Kissing77Four: Forms of Scratching85Five: Biting and Behaviors92vii
viiicOntentsWays of BitingBehavior Typical of Women from Different ProvincesSix: Positions and Unusual ActsDifferent Sexual PositionsUnusual Sexual Acts9295100100118Seven: Slapping and Moaning130Eight: Imitation and Techniques138138141Imitating the Sexual Role of a ManSexual Techniques of a ManNine: Oral Sex151Ten: Sex: Beginning, Ending, Types, Quarrels165165172175The Beginning and Conclusion of Sexual IntercourseDifferent Kinds of SexThe Lovers’ QuarrelPart three: YOunG wOMen181One: Choosing a Bride183183188Rules of CourtshipDeciding a MatchTwo: Winning Her Confidence191Three: Approaches and Gestures200200209Approaching a Young WomanIndications through Gestures and Facial ExpressionsFour: AdvancesAdvances a Man Can Make on His OwnApproaching a Man One DesiresWinning a Young Woman by AdvancesFive: Stratagems for Weddings213213219222225
cOntentsixPart FOur: the wIFe233One: The Only Wife235235244Conduct of an Only WifeConduct of a Wife Whose Husband is AbroadTwo: The Other Wives248Conduct of the Senior Wife to the Co-Wives248Conduct of the Junior Wife251253256258261Conduct of the Remarried WomanConduct of an Unloved WifeMatters Pertaining to the HaremConduct of a Man with Several WivesPart FIve: Other M en’s wIves265One: Seducing Successfully267267270275276Exposing the Nature of Men and WomenCauses of ResistanceMen Who Have Success with WomenWomen Who are Easily WonTwo: Intimacy and AdvancesWays to IntimacyMaking Advances279279284Three: Examination of Inclinations287Four: Tasks of the Female Messenger294Five: The Erotic Desire of Rulers309Six: Harems and Wives320320329Life in the HaremGuarding One’s Wives
xcOntentsPart sIx: cOurtesansOne: Friends and LoversThe Appraisal of a Friend, Suitable and Unsuitable Lovers,and Reasons for Approaching a LoverHow to Acquire One333335335341Two: Compliance with the Lover345Three: Money, Indifference and DisposalMethods for Driving the Lover Away358358362364Four: Restoring a Broken Relationship368Five: Types of Profit378Six: Profit, Loss, Risk and Types of Available Women388Ways to Make MoneySigns and Recognition of IndifferenceConsidering Profit and Loss, and theirConsequences and RisksTypes of Available WomenPart seven: a dvanced M ethOdsOne: Luck, Spellbinding and AphrodisiacsAchieving Luck in LoveSpellbinding SomeoneAphrodisiacsTwo: Passion, Enlargement and TechniquesRecovery of Lost PassionEnlarging the Male OrganUnusual utors433Index435
IntroductionBOth juIcY and exceedingly dry, sensitive and cynical, ahead of itstime and appallingly retrograde, the Kamasutra is the most famousguide to sensual pleasure ever written—indeed, one of the mostnotorious books in the history of the world. Its acute insights intohuman nature are still relevant today.While previous publishers typically either stole the word“Kamasutra” and slapped it on a book of modern photographs, orneglected to include the original Sanskrit, or reprinted an old, faultytranslation (or introduced a new, faulty translation), or includedreproductions of miniatures made more than a millennium afterthe text was composed, YogaVidya.com and I have labored mightilyto create a proper edition. It includes the original Sanskrit typesetin Devanagari, a new, accurate and readable English translation,and illustrations using period clothing, jewelry, and settings thatactually correspond to what is described in the text.Composed in northern India in the third or fourth century ceat the beginning of the Gupta Empire, the apex of India’s classicalcivilization, the Kamasutra is the oldest existing Indian text aboutpleasure. It was a handbook for the urbane man of culture, courtesans, and upper-class women. Painting a vivid picture of life inIndia, its ideas permeated classical literature. It is a digest of severalolder works, which in turn were said to draw from a large work byan attendant of the god Shiva, implying a divine origin.xi
xiiI ntrOductIOnVatsyayana does not present himself as the original author, butrather one who reorganizes and edits the work of others. He alsooffers his own arguments and views, positioning himself as the finalauthority on a number of issues. Surprisingly pragmatic and mostlyamoral, Vatsyayana comes to the defense of eroticism and discreetlypokes fun at the ascetics. We know nothing about him. Like somany ancient authors, he vanishes in the mists of time. Only hisname remains, perhaps legendary.A detailed summary of the book can be found in the openingchapter, so I won’t repeat that information here. But knowing a fewthings now will make this book easier to follow.A distinctive feature of the Kamasutra is its classification of menand women according to the size of their genitals so couples cancombine for maximum pleasure. Positions that work well for couplesof equal size may not be as good for couples of unequal size. Severalpositions try to accommodate unequal sizes by achieving a tight fitby other means, such as using the thighs to produce a good squeeze.Small, medium, and large genitals go together in different combinations, or unions. The best unions are small with small, mediumwith medium, and large with large. Union with one size larger orsmaller is high or low; union with two sizes larger or smaller is veryhigh or very low.The genital sizes and their combinations are as nt cowEqualEqualEqualHareBullMareElephant ephant cowDoeVery lowVery high
I ntrOductIOnxiiiAnother notable feature of the text is the “third nature,” whichincludes everyone who is neither a heterosexual male nor a heterosexual female. While imposing modern categories on ancientphenomena is fraught with difficulties, we can say in the mostgeneral terms that, in the Kamasutra, the third nature is primarilycomposed of biological males engaging in a wide variety of nonheterosexual behaviors. It gives a vivid impression of gay men’s lifein classical India.You may be shocked at the abundance of biting, scratching, andslapping. Slapping causes passionate moaning and screaming on thepart of the woman. The point is probably to stimulate the brain’sproduction of endorphins, which increases sexual ecstasy, just as itdoes in religious ecstasies.The age of marriage throughout the ancient world, with itsshort life spans, was lower than it is today. This explains why theman is told to engage in childish pastimes to win his bride’s confidence. Kind and considerate treatment was meant to create a secureemotional basis for the marriage and a reliable wife who would notreject sex or prefer other men.Prostitution was very much a part of the entertainment industryof the day. Courtesans lived in a special quarter of the city, eitherindependently or financed by the king. Although roundly condemnedby the clergy, courtesans were immensely popular and admired, justlike modern celebrities. Indian kings, like their European counterparts, invested in and taxed prostitution—with excellent returns.Since prostitutes were an economic asset, they had some legal protection, although they were otherwise regarded as beyond the paleof respectable society. Among themselves, they lived in a worldof reversed status—the women were the most important persons,usually supervised by a stone-hearted older woman, or “mother,”who ran the business. Men had no status and no authority.Lastly, you may be astonished by the vast amount of intrigue,drama, and suspense. Penetrating another man’s harem and having
xivI ntrOductIOnsex with his wives was dangerous for all involved. Nevertheless,both harem women and other married women had many ways toget sexual satisfaction on the sly. Thus, the urbane man—frommerchant to king—had to guard his women against the plots ofother men, as well as against the plots of the women themselves andeven of their servants. At the same time, he might engage in similarplots, having affairs with married women himself!As for the structure of the book, the first thing to realize is thatit is a sutra text, characterized by highly condensed, almost inaccessible technical language stripped of every unnecessary syllable toease memorization. (Sutra literally means “a thread” in the sense ofa clue or a guide. For a more detailed interpretation, a reader reliedon a guru, a commentary, or both.) The editors grouped the individual, numbered threads into paragraphs, but left the numberingunchanged. We left the translation unnumbered to avoid clutter.Some external sandhis were left unmade to help a Sanskrit readerdecipher this very difficult text and to reduce hyphenation. Inaddition to the sutras, there are little groups of verses, typically atthe end of a section or chapter, distinguished typographically inthe Sanskrit as two separate lines of text. Sometimes they are introduced in the translation with a phrase like “And there are theseverses about this” and sometimes not.Due to its ancient and layered origin, the text has two organizing structures, chapters and sections, running in parallel, whichwe’ve retained and merged into a modern hierarchy with modernnomenclature. We have followed the traditional practice of pullingchapter and section titles from the colophons, those delightfullyflowery sentences that bring each chapter to a satisfying close.Some chapter titles were abbreviated and/or made general enoughto describe the entire chapter—check the colophons for the original,unabbreviated titles. The seven parts and their titles are as theywere in the original.I worked hard to make an accurate translation of just theKamasutra itself. More specifically, I resisted the urge to pad the
I ntrOductIOnxvtranslation with material from Yashodhara’s commentary, which isalmost a thousand years removed from Vatsyayana’s text. I profitedfrom the fine translations of Richard Schmidt, Klaus Mylius, andWendy Doniger & Sudhir Kakar. Readers interested in the historyof the text may enjoy James McConnachie’s The Book of Love: TheStory of the Kamasutra.In the end, what can we make of the Kamasutra?It contains appalling practices and attitudes—literally toonumerous to mention here—that could get you injured, renounced,imprisoned, abandoned, impoverished, or even killed. The cynicismthat permeates the text could make you Machiavellian—or worse.Do not blindly use this book as a how-to manual.On the plus side, it ascribes a deep, positive value to sex: it isn’tsimply for reproduction, sexual happiness matters, and it’s importantfor one’s physical and mental health. The freewheeling, amoralsexuality of the Kamasutra may go too far, but with the applicationof common sense and critical intelligence lovers may still benefitfrom its ancient wisdom.The Kamasutra also gives a fascinating account of humanpsychology. In his discussion of harem intrigues, seductions, andliaisons, Vatsyayana brilliantly analyses the vulnerabilities andfrailties of the human mind. This is where the Kamasutra is trulyuniversal, since his analysis of human nature is still recognizabletoday anywhere in the world.Perhaps, then, our challenge is to learn what we can withoutdamaging who we are. Our relationships can benefit from knowinghow the body, the mind, and the emotions work. One could evenuse this knowledge to find and nurture true love.
Part TwoSexual Intercourse
प्रथमोऽध्यायःChapter OneSexual UnionsSexual Intercourse with Regard to Size, Enduranceand Temperamentशशो वृषोऽश्व इति तिङ्गिो नायकतवशेषाः । नातयका पुनमृमृगीवडवा हत्तिनी चेति ॥ २.१.१ ॥ ित्र सदृशसंप्रयोगे समरिातनत्रीति ॥ २ ॥Lovers are differentiated as hare, bull, or stallionaccording to the size of their sexual organ. As for ladyfriends, they are defined as doe, mare, or elephant cow.Thus, there are three equal sexual unions when there isintercourse between similar partners.तवपयमृयेि तवषमाति षट् । तवषमेष्वतप �्िरसंप्रयोगे द्वे उच्चरिे । �रिम् । � नीचरिे । व्यवतहिमेकं नीचिररिं च । िेषु समातन श्रेष्ठातन ।िरशब्दात्कििे द्वे कतनष्ठे । शेषाति मध्यमातन ॥ ३ �किं नीचा्किाज्ज्यायः । इति प्रमाििो नवरिातन ॥ ४ ॥49
50Part two: Sexual I ntercourSeWith permutations, there are six unequal genital combinations. When genitals of unequal size are combinedand the man’s is larger, there are two high unions withthe combinations ordered stepwise. Noncontiguous sizesmake a very high union. In the opposite case, there aretwo low unions, and noncontiguous sizes make a very lowone. Among these, the equal unions are the best. The twounions marked by the comparative suffix -tara are theworst. The rest are middling.य्तय संप्रयोगकािे प्रीतिरुदासीना वीयमृमल्पं क्षिातन च न सहिे समन्दवेगः ॥ ५ ॥ ितद्वपयमृयौ मध्यमचण्डवेगौ भविः । िथानातयकातप ॥ ६ ॥ ित्रातप प्रमािवदेव नवरिातन ॥ ७ ॥A man has dull sexual energy if he is not sexually excitedduring intercourse, if he shows little virility, and if hecannot stand wounds. The average and the fierce sexualenergies are the opposite of this. The same goes forthe lady friend. Here, too, there are nine sexual unions,precisely as with genital size.िद्वत्काििोऽतप शीघ्रमध्यतचरकािा नायकाः ॥ ८ ॥ ित्र त्त्रियांतववादः ॥ ९ ॥In the same manner, lovers are quick, average, andlong-lasting regarding endurance, but there is a disputeregarding the woman.
Part two: Sexual I ntercourSe51न ्त्रिी पुरुषवदेव भावमतिगच्छति ॥ १० ॥ �पुरुषेि कण्डू तिरपनुद्यिे ॥ ११ ॥ सा पुनरातभमातनके न सुखनेसंसृष्टा रसान्िरं जनयति �्तयाः ॥ १२ ॥ �तभज्ञत्वात्कथं िे सुखतमति �् ॥ १३ ॥A woman does not reach orgasm just like a man. Hersexual itch is continually being removed by the man. Butwhen she is suffused with a sensation of psychologicalpleasure, she produces a different feeling, and in this liesher perception of satisfaction. Because the man’s perception of erotic joy is unknown as well, it is impossible to ask,“How does your satisfaction come about?”कथमेिदुपिभ्यि इति चेत्पुरुषो तह रतिमतिगम्य ्तवेच्छ यातवरमति न त्त्रियमपेक्षिे न त्वेवं �ः ॥ १४ ॥“How is this understood?” one may object. Because a manrelaxes of his own accord when he has reached ecstasy, hedoes not show any consideration for the woman. But awoman is
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The Kamasutra discusses several types of marriage with a Brahma wedding preferred. Specifically, “ According to the customs of the place and in keeping with the texts, a man should marry by a wedding in the manner of Brahma, of the Lord of Creatures, of the Sages, or the Gods. Those are the rules of courtship.”Kamasutra
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in the West of gurus such as Swami Vishnudevananda, Swami Satchidananda, and A. C. Bhaktivedanta, all following in the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda. Today, the Bhagavad Gita is fi rmly established around the world as a true classic. But not a dusty old classic: It is aston-ishingly fresh and inspiring, even to readers who do not share
En el siglo segundo de nuestra era, el filósofo hindú Vatsayana compiló el Kamasutra. Dicho manual erótico representa sesenta y cuatro posturas sexuales, y ha instruido a un sinnúmero de jóvenes amantes en las artes del placer. Hasta hace poco, sin embargo, el libro estaba incompleto. En 2013, un equipo de ar-
Kamasutra (by Vatsayana) Science, Grammar, Astrology, Medicine, etc., also made tremendous progress during this age. Aryabhata: He has been accepted as the greatest scientist and mathematician of this age. His text Aryabhatiyam contains solutions for many problems of algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
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