Kamasutra 5.4.62
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 5.4.62
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- Sanskrit
5.4.62
pūrva-prastutārtha-liṅga-saṃbaddham anya-janā:grahaṇīyaṃ laukikārthaṃ vyarthaṃ vā vacanam udāsīnā yā śrāvayet sā vāta-dūtī[8]. tasyā api tayaiva pratyuttara-prārthanam
iti tāsāṃ viśeṣāḥ..5.4.63 bhavanti cātra ślokāḥ
(8) A person who carries a message to a woman which has a double meaning, or which relates to some past transactions, or which is unintelligible to other people, is called a go-between who acts the part of the wind. In this case the reply should be asked for through the same woman.
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