Kamasutra 36.56

Jayamaṅgalā 36.56

Language: Sanskrit

36.56

sūkṣmatvāditi | strīṇāmiti | veśyāśabdavācyānāṃ, ya icchālakṣaṇaḥkāmastasya lakṣma svarūpaṃ durjñānaṃ, kimidaṃ svābhāvikaṃ vā kṛtrimamiti duḥkhena jñāyate, kathamityāha- sūkṣmatvāditi | cetodharmatvenātīndriyatvāt, kriyayā sujñānamiti cedāha- atilobhāditi | lubdhā hi svābhāvikamiva rūpayanti, prakṛtyā'jñānata iti | kāmaparāsu hi viśvasanti pumāṃsaḥ, tataśca teṣāṃ svabhāvata eva rāgācaraṇasaṃbhavādajñānameva prādurbhā vati na jñānaṃ, tadbhāvitairapi, lakṣmaparijñānābhiyuktairapi durjñeyaṃ, kimidaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ veti |
tadevākṛtakaṃ kṛtakaṃ ca kāmalakṣma darśayannāha--

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Kāmasūtra — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit