Kamasutra 12.4

Jayamaṅgalā 12.4

Language: Sanskrit

12.4

tāni cumbanādīni pañca, prathamarata iti | ratasyārambhe, nātivyaktāni nātisphuṭāni, yathālakṣaṇasyāsamāpanād, nātitvaritena viśrabdhikāyāṃ vikalpena ceti, idaṃ vedaṃ vetyekameva prayuñjīta na samuccayena, tadyathā—cumbanaṃ vā nakhacchedyaṃ vā, cumbanaṃ vā daśanacchedyaṃ vā, cumbanaṃ vā prahaṇanaṃ vā; cumbanaṃ vā sītkṛtaṃ ve, ti caturdhā, nakhacchedyaṃ tri(1)dhā, daśanacchedyaṃ dvidhā(2), prahaṇaname (3)kamevetyanulomā daśa, tāvanta eva pratilo(4)māḥ, eka(5)tra viṃśatiḥ prayogāḥ; tathābhūtatvāditi | ārambhakāle hi mando rāgaḥ, tataśca madhyasthacittatā nātisahiṣṇutā ceti tadanurūpa eva prayogaḥ |

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Kāmasūtra — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit