Kamasutra 2.7.3

Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 2.7.3

tac catur-vidham ṇ [1] apahastakaṃ [2] prasṛtakaṃ [3] muṣṭiḥ [4] samatalakam iti.

Striking is of four kinds, viz.:
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Striking with the back of the hand.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Striking with the fingers a little contracted.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Striking with the fist.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Striking with the open palm of the hand.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English