The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

By: Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton

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Paperback | 14 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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Sir Richard F. Burton’s translation of The Kama Sutra remains one of the best English interpretations of this early Indian treatise on politics, social customs, love, and intimacy. Its crisp style set a new standard for Sanskrit translation.

The Kama Sutra stands uniquely as a work of psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, and sexology. It has been a celebrated classic of Indian literature for 1,700 years and a window for the West into the culture and mysticism of the East.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative text of Sir Richard F. Burton’s 1883 translation.

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"[The Kama Sutra is] tender, sage, and domestic." --Fawn M. Brodie

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Biographical Note
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Preface
Introduction
The Vatsyayana Sutra
Introductory Preface: Salutation to Dharma, Artha, and Kama	p. 3
On the Acquisition of Dharma, Artha, and Kama	p. 5
On the Arts and Sciences to Be Studied	p. 11
The Life of a Citizen	p. 16
About the Kinds of Women Resorted to by the Citizens, and of Friends and Messengers	p. 23
Of Sexual Union
Kinds of Sexual Union According to (A) Dimensions, (B) Force of Desire of Passion, (C) Time	p. 31
Of the Embrace	p. 38
On Kissing	p. 42
Of Pressing, or Marking, or Scratching with the Nails	p. 46
On Biting, and the Means to be Employed with Regard to Women of Different Countries	p. 50
Of the Different Ways of Lying Down, and Various Kinds of Congress	p. 54
Of the Various Modes of Striking, and of the Sounds Appropriate to Them	p. 58
About Women Acting the Part of a Man; and of the Work of a Man	p. 62
Of the Auparishtaka or Mouth Congress	p. 66
Of the Way How to Begin and How to End Congress. Different Kinds of Congress and Love Quarrels	p. 71
About the Acquisition of a Wife
On Marriage	p. 77
Of Creating Confidence in the Girl	p. 81
On Courtship, and the Manifestation of the Feelings by Outward Signs and Deeds	p. 85
About Things to Be Done Only by the Man, and the Acquisition of the Girl Thereby. Also What Is to Be Done by a Girl to Gain Over a Man, and Subject Him to Her	p. 89
On Certain Forms of Marriage	p. 93
About a Wife
On the Manner of Living of a Virtuous Woman, and of Her Behaviour During the Absence of Her Husband	p. 99
On the Conduct of the Elder Wife Towards the Other Wives of Her Husband, and on That of a Younger Wife Towards the Elder Ones. Also on the Conduct of a Virgin Widow Remarried; of a Wife Disliked by Her Husband; of the Women in the King's Harem; and Lastly on the Conduct of a Husband Towards Many Wives	p. 104
About the Wives of Other Men
Of the Characteristics of Men and Women - The Reasons Why Women Reject the Addresses of Men - About Men Who Have Success with Women, and About Women Who Are Easily Gained Over	p. 113
About Making Acquaintance with the Woman, and of the Efforts to Gain Her Over	p. 119
Examination of the State of a Woman's Mind	p. 123
About the Business of a Go-between	p. 126
About the Love of Persons in Authority for the Wives of Other Men	p. 133
About the Women of the Royal Harem; and of the Keeping of One's Own Wife	p. 138
About Courtezans
Introductory Remarks	p. 145
Of the Causes of a Courtezan Resorting to Men; of the Means of Attaching to Herself the Man Desired; and of the Kind of Man That Is Desirable to Be Acquainted With	p. 147
Of Living Like a Wife	p. 152
Of the Means of Getting Money; of the Signs of the Change of a Lover's Feelings, and of the Way to Get Rid of Him	p. 156
About Re-union with a Former Lover	p. 161
Of Different Kinds of Gain	p. 166
Of Gains and Losses; Attendant Gains and Losses; and Doubts; as Also of the Different Kinds of Courtezans	p. 170
About the Means of Attracting Others to Yourself
On Personal Adornment; on Subjugating the Hearts of Others; and on Tonic Medicines	p. 179
Of the Ways of Exciting Desire, and Miscellaneous Experiments, and Recipes	p. 185
Concluding Remarks	p. 191
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