Courtesans, Gallants, and Town Life (Vaiśika)

Treatises and didactic works on courtesans (veśyā), rakes (viṭa), bawds (kuṭṭanī), and the art of the man-about-town (nāgaraka), corresponding to the Vaiśika division of erotics.

Contents

11 works, 1 readable

Words

9,062

Main works

• Kuttanimata (Kuṭṭanīmata) — Sanskrit; 796 CE

Contents (11)

• Kuttanimata (Kuṭṭanīmata) — Sanskrit; 796 CE; Dāmodaragupta
• Dhurtananda (Dhūrtānanda) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Jadyavritta (Jāḍyavṛtta) — Sanskrit; 1630–1700 CE; Mādhava Bhaṭṭa; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Veshyanganakalpadruma (Veśyāṅganākalpadruma) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Vitavritta (Viṭavṛtta) — Sanskrit; Saumadatti; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Gunapataka (Guṇapatākā) — Sanskrit; Mūladeva; lost
• Mudracatura (Mudrācatura) — Sanskrit; Vitakarma; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Nishatana (Niśāṭana) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Shayanopacara (Śayanopacāra) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Veshyanganakalpa (Veśyāṅganākalpa) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised
• Veshyanganavritti (Veśyāṅganāvṛtti) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised