Kamasutra 1.2.7
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 1.2.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.2.7
a:laukikatvād a:dṛṣṭārthatvād a:pravṛttānāṃ ajñādīnāṃ śāstrāt pravartanam lauki[ka]tvād dṛṣṭārthatvāc ca pravṛttebhyaś ca māṃsa-bhakṣaṇādibhyaḥ śāstrād eva nivāraṇaṃ dharmaḥ.
Dharma is obedience to the command of the Shastra or Holy Writ of the Hindoos to do certain things, such as the performance of sacrifices, which are not generally done, because they do not belong to this world, and produce no visible effect; and not to do other things, such as eating meat, which is often done because it belongs to this world, and has visible effects.
Translations (1)
- The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Jayamaṅgalā — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) — Sanskrit