Kamasutra 2.1.40
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 2.1.40
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.1.40
śabdādibhyo bahir:bhūtā yā karmābhyāsa-lakṣaṇā. prītiḥ sābhyāsikī jñeyā mṛgayādiṣu karmasu..
(1) Love resulting from the constant and continual performance of some act, is called love acquired by constant practice and habit, as for instance the love of sexual intercourse, the love of hunting, the love of drinking, the love of gambling, etc., etc.
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
Linked texts (2)
- Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa (alaṅkāra) — Bhoja, Sanskrit
- Rasakalpadruma (Jagannātha Miśra) — Jagannātha Miśra 1600, Sanskrit