Kamasutra 5.1.53
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 5.1.53
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.1.53
jñāti-kula-nityā. vipannāpatyā. goṣṭhī-yojinī. prīti-yojinī. kuśīlava-bhāryā. mṛta-patikā bālā. daridrā bahūpabhogā. jyeṣṭha-bhāryā bahu-devarakā. bahu-māninī nyūna-bhartṛkā. kauśalābhimāninī bhartur maurkhyeṇodvignā. a:viśeṣatayā lobhena.
A woman whose family or caste is not well known.
A woman whose children are dead.
A woman who is very fond of society.
A woman who is apparently very affectionate with her husband.
The wife of an actor.
A widow.
A poor woman.
A woman fond of enjoyments.
The wife of a man with many younger brothers.
A vain woman.
A woman whose husband is inferior to her in rank or abilities.
A woman who is proud of her skill in the arts.
A woman disturbed in mind by the folly of her husband.
A woman who has been married in her infancy to a rich man, and not liking him when she grows up, desires a man possessing a disposition, talents, and wisdom suitable to her own tastes.
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