Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India)
by Nidheesh Kannan B. | 2018 | 52,434 words
This page relates ‘Works on Kamashastra (i): Vatsyayanasutrasara’ of the study on Kamashastra representing the discipline of Kama (i.e., ‘sensual pleasure’). The Kamasutra of Vatsyayana from the 4th century is one of the most authoratitive Sanskrit texts belonging this genre. This study focusses on the vision of life of ancient India reflected in Kamashastra.
2. Works on Kāmaśāstra (i): Vātsyāyanasūtrasāra
Kṣemendra, the illustrious personality in the field of Sanskrit literature, is a well-known poet, poetition, dramatist, Jurisprudent etc. is the author of Vātsyāyanasūtrasāra. It is considered a commentary of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra. As the name indicates, it may be a gist of sūtras in Kāmasūtra. Anyhow, the work is lost now.