Kamasutra 5.4.30
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 5.4.30
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- Sanskrit
5.4.30
dūty enāṃ darśitākārāṃ nāyakābhijñānair upabṛṃhayet.
When the woman manifests her love in the manner above described, the go-between should increase it by bringing to her love-tokens from the man. But if the women be not acquainted with the man personally, the go-between should win her over by extolling and praising his good qualities, and by telling stories about his love for her. Here Auddalaka says that when a man or woman are not personally acquainted with each other, and have not shown each other any signs of affection, the employment of a go-between is useless.
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