Kamasutra 1.5.12
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 1.5.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.12
nir:atyayaṃ vāsyā gamanam arthānubaddham. ahaṃ ca niḥ:sāratvāt kṣīṇa-vṛtty-upāyaḥ. so 'ham anenopāyena tad-dhanam atimahad a:kṛcchrād adhigamiṣyāmi.
(g) The union of this woman with me is not attended with any danger, and will bring me wealth, of which, on account of my poverty and inability to support myself, I am very much in need. I shall, therefore obtain her vast riches in this way without any difficulty.
Translations (1)
- The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English
Commentaries (2)
- Jayamaṅgalā — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit
- Kandarpacūḍāmaṇi — Vīrabhadra(deva), Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) — Sanskrit