Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, The
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Preface
_ Title: The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Translated From The Sanscrit In Seven Parts With Preface,
Introduction and Concluding Remarks
Author: Vatsyayana
Translators:
- Richard Burton
- Bhagavanlal Indrajit
- Shivaram Parashuram Bhide
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DEDICATED
TO THAT SMALL PORTION OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC
WHICH TAKES ENLIGHTENED INTEREST IN
STUDYING THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
OF THE OLDEN EAST.
In the literature of all countries there will be found a certain number of works treating especially of love. Everywhere the subject is dealt with differently, and from various points of view. In the present publication it is proposed to give a complete translation of what is considered the standard work on love in Sanscrit literature, and which is called the ‘Vatsyayana Kama Sutra,‘ or Aphorisms on Love, by Vatsyayana.
While the introduction will bear with the evidence concerning the date of the writing, and the commentaries written upon it, the chapters foll
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