Kamasutra 6.42

6.42

yakṣarātririti | sukharā(2)triryakṣāṇāṃ tatra saṃnidhānāt; tatra prāyaśo lokasya dyūtakrīḍā, kaumudījāgara iti | āśvayujyāṃ hi paurṇamāsyāṃ kaumudyā jyotsnāyāḥ prakarṣeṇa pravṛtteḥ; tatra dolādyūtaprāyāḥ krīḍāḥ, suvasantaka iti | suva(3)santo madanotsavaḥ, tatra nṛtyagītavādyaprāyāḥ krīḍāḥ, etā māhimānyaḥ krīḍāḥ, deśyā āha-sahakārabhañji-
keti | sahakāraphalānāṃ bhañjanaṃ yatra krīḍāyām, abhyūṣakhādikā, caṇakādiphalānāṃ viṭapasthānāmagnau ploṣitānāṃ khādanaṃ yatretyete dve kva cit kva vid dṛśyete, bisakhādikā; bisānāṃ mṛṇālānāṃ khādanaṃ yatra, saraḥsamīpavāsināṃ, nava(1)patrikā prathamavarṣeṇena prarūḍhanavapatrāsu vanasthalīṣu yā krīḍā sā; prāyeṇāṭavīsamīpavāsināmāṭavikānāṃ ca, udakaśveḍiketi | 'vaṃśanāḍī smṛtā śver̤ā siṃhanādaśca kathyate' iti | udakapūrṇā śveḍeā yasyāṃ krīḍāyāṃ sā madhyadeśyānām ; yasyāḥ śṛ(2)ṅgakrīḍeti prasiddhiḥ, pāñcālānuyānam bhinnālāpaceṣṭitaiḥ pāñcā(3)lakrīḍā yathā mithilāyām, ekaśālmalī ekameva mahāntaṃ kusumanirbharaṃ śālmalivṛkṣamāśritya; tat kusumābharaṇāṃnāṃ krīḍā yathā vaidarbhāṇāṃ, yavacaturthī vaiśākhaśuklacaturthyāṃ nāyakānāṃ parasparaṃ sugandhayavacūrṇaprakṣepa iti pāścātyeṣu prasiddhā, ālolacaturthī śrāvaṇaśuklṛtīyāyāṃ hindolakrīḍā, madanotsavo madanapratikṛti(4)pūjanam , damanabhañjikā parasparaṃ damanakapuṣpāvataṃsana(5)m , holākā phālgunapūrṇimāyāṃ śṛṅgakādimuktena kiṃśukādikusumarāgāmbhasā parasparaprokṣaṇam ; mithaḥpaṭavāsaprakṣepaśca, aśokottaṃsikā aśokapuṣpaiḥ śirobhūṣaṇaraca(6)nā, puṣpāvacāyikā puṣpāvacayanakrīḍā, cūtalatikā cūtapallavāvataṃsanam, ikṣubhañjikā ikṣukhaṇḍamaṇḍanam, kadambayuddhāni kadambakusumaiḥ praharaṇabhūtairdvidhā balaṃ vibhajya yuddhāni kadambagrahaṇaṃ sukumārapraharaṇasūcanārtham ; yaṣṭīṣṭakā''diyuktāni tu na kāryāṇi yathā pauṇḍrāṇāṃ yuddhaṃ ka cit kva cid dṛśyate, tāstāśceti | yā yā loke pravṛttapūrvāḥ, māhimānya iti | mahimā mahattvaṃ tadvidyate yāsāmiti 'saṃjñāyāṃ manmabhyām |
137| itīnipratyayaḥ, sarvadeśavyāpinya ityarthaḥ, deśe bhavādeśyāḥ prādeśinya ityarthaḥ, janebhyo viśiṣṭamiti | ghaṭā''dayo nāgarakāṇāmeva, samasyāstu sādhāraṇyāḥ, tatra janā nāgarakāśca krīḍanti, tasmāttebhyo viśiṣṭamācareyuḥ, nāgaratvadyotanārtham, saṃbhūya krīḍā iti | āsu nāgarakāṇāṃ draṣṭavyamapahāya saṃbhūya krīḍanāt |