Kamasutra 5.5

5.5.1

na rājñāṃ mahāmātrāṇāṃ vā para-bhavana-praveśo vidyate.mahājanena hi caritam eṣāṃ dṛśyate 'nuvidhīyate ca.

Kings and their ministers have no access to the abodes of others, and moreover their mode of living is constantly watched and observed and imitated by the people at large, just as the animal world, seeing the sun rise, get up after him, and when he sets in the evening, lie down again in the same way. Persons in authority should not therefore do any improper act in public, as such are impossible from their position, and would be deserving of censure. But if they find that such an act is necessary to be done, they should make use of the proper means as described in the following paragraphs.

5.5.2

savitāram udyantaṃ trayo lokāḥ paśyanti anūdyante ca. gacchantam api paśyanty anupratiṣṭhante ca.

Kings and their ministers have no access to the abodes of others, and moreover their mode of living is constantly watched and observed and imitated by the people at large, just as the animal world, seeing the sun rise, get up after him, and when he sets in the evening, lie down again in the same way. Persons in authority should not therefore do any improper act in public, as such are impossible from their position, and would be deserving of censure. But if they find that such an act is necessary to be done, they should make use of the proper means as described in the following paragraphs.

5.5.3

tasmād a:śakyatvād garhaṇīyatvāc ceti na te vṛthā kiṃ cid ācareyuḥ.

Kings and their ministers have no access to the abodes of others, and moreover their mode of living is constantly watched and observed and imitated by the people at large, just as the animal world, seeing the sun rise, get up after him, and when he sets in the evening, lie down again in the same way. Persons in authority should not therefore do any improper act in public, as such are impossible from their position, and would be deserving of censure. But if they find that such an act is necessary to be done, they should make use of the proper means as described in the following paragraphs.

5.5.4

a:vaśyaṃ tv ācaritavye yogān prayuñjīran.

Kings and their ministers have no access to the abodes of others, and moreover their mode of living is constantly watched and observed and imitated by the people at large, just as the animal world, seeing the sun rise, get up after him, and when he sets in the evening, lie down again in the same way. Persons in authority should not therefore do any improper act in public, as such are impossible from their position, and would be deserving of censure. But if they find that such an act is necessary to be done, they should make use of the proper means as described in the following paragraphs.

5.5.5

grāmādhipater āyuktakasya halotthavṛtti-putrasya((145)) yūno grāmīṇa-yoṣito vacana-mātra- sādhyāḥ. tāś carṣaṇya((146)) ity ācakṣate viṭāḥ.

The head man of the village, the Kings' officer employed there, and the man whose business it is to glean corn, can gain over female villagers simply by asking them. It is on this account that this class of woman are called unchaste women by voluptuaries.

5.5.6

tābhiḥ saha viṣṭi-karmasu koṣṭhāgāra-praveśe dravyāṇāṃ niṣkramaṇa-praveśanayor bhavana-pratisaṃskāre kṣetra-karmaṇi karpāsorṇātasī-śaṇa-valkalādāne sūtra-pratigrahe dravyāṇāṃ kraya-vikraya-vinimayeṣu teṣu teṣu ca karmasu prayogaḥ.

The union of the above mentioned men with this class of woman takes place on the occasions of unpaid labor, of filling the graneries in their houses, of taking things in and out of the house, of cleaning the houses, of working in the fields, and of purchasing cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and thread, and at the season of the purchase, sale, and exchange of various other articles, as well as at the time of doing various other works. In the same way the superintendents of cow pens enjoy the women in the cow pens; and officers, who have the superintendence of widows, of women who are without supporters, and of women who have left their husbands, have sexual intercourse with these women. The intelligent accomplish their object by wandering at night in the village, while villagers also unite with the wives of their sons, being much alone with them. Lastly the superintendents of markets have a great deal to do with female villagers at the time of their making purchases in the market.

5.5.7

tathā vraja-yoṣidbhiḥ gavādhyakṣasya.

The union of the above mentioned men with this class of woman takes place on the occasions of unpaid labor, of filling the graneries in their houses, of taking things in and out of the house, of cleaning the houses, of working in the fields, and of purchasing cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and thread, and at the season of the purchase, sale, and exchange of various other articles, as well as at the time of doing various other works. In the same way the superintendents of cow pens enjoy the women in the cow pens; and officers, who have the superintendence of widows, of women who are without supporters, and of women who have left their husbands, have sexual intercourse with these women. The intelligent accomplish their object by wandering at night in the village, while villagers also unite with the wives of their sons, being much alone with them. Lastly the superintendents of markets have a great deal to do with female villagers at the time of their making purchases in the market.

5.5.8

vidhavānāthā-pravrajitābhiḥ saha sūtrādhyakṣasya.

The union of the above mentioned men with this class of woman takes place on the occasions of unpaid labor, of filling the graneries in their houses, of taking things in and out of the house, of cleaning the houses, of working in the fields, and of purchasing cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and thread, and at the season of the purchase, sale, and exchange of various other articles, as well as at the time of doing various other works. In the same way the superintendents of cow pens enjoy the women in the cow pens; and officers, who have the superintendence of widows, of women who are without supporters, and of women who have left their husbands, have sexual intercourse with these women. The intelligent accomplish their object by wandering at night in the village, while villagers also unite with the wives of their sons, being much alone with them. Lastly the superintendents of markets have a great deal to do with female villagers at the time of their making purchases in the market.

5.5.9

marmajñātvād rātrāv aṭane cāṭantībhir nāgarasya.

The union of the above mentioned men with this class of woman takes place on the occasions of unpaid labor, of filling the graneries in their houses, of taking things in and out of the house, of cleaning the houses, of working in the fields, and of purchasing cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and thread, and at the season of the purchase, sale, and exchange of various other articles, as well as at the time of doing various other works. In the same way the superintendents of cow pens enjoy the women in the cow pens; and officers, who have the superintendence of widows, of women who are without supporters, and of women who have left their husbands, have sexual intercourse with these women. The intelligent accomplish their object by wandering at night in the village, while villagers also unite with the wives of their sons, being much alone with them. Lastly the superintendents of markets have a great deal to do with female villagers at the time of their making purchases in the market.

5.5.10

kraya-vikraye paṇyādhyakṣasya.

The union of the above mentioned men with this class of woman takes place on the occasions of unpaid labor, of filling the graneries in their houses, of taking things in and out of the house, of cleaning the houses, of working in the fields, and of purchasing cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and thread, and at the season of the purchase, sale, and exchange of various other articles, as well as at the time of doing various other works. In the same way the superintendents of cow pens enjoy the women in the cow pens; and officers, who have the superintendence of widows, of women who are without supporters, and of women who have left their husbands, have sexual intercourse with these women. The intelligent accomplish their object by wandering at night in the village, while villagers also unite with the wives of their sons, being much alone with them. Lastly the superintendents of markets have a great deal to do with female villagers at the time of their making purchases in the market.

5.5.11

aṣṭamī-candrakaumudī-su:vasantakādiṣu pattana-nagara-kharvaṭa-yoṣitām īśvara-bhavane sahāntaḥ:purikābhiḥ prāyeṇa krīḍā.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.12

tatra cāpānakānte nagara-striyo yathā-paricayam antaḥ:purikānāṃ pṛthak pṛthag bhogāvāsakān praviśya kathābhir āsitvā pūjitāḥ pratītāś copapradoṣaṃ niṣkrāmayeyuḥ.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.13

tatra praṇihitā rāja-dāsī prayojyāyāḥ pūrva-saṃsṛṣṭā tāṃ tatra saṃbhāṣeta.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.14

rāmaṇīyaka-darśanena yojayet.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.15

prāg eva sva-bhavana-sthāṃ brūyāt. amuṣyāṃ krīḍāyāṃ tava rāja-bhavana-sthānāni rāmaṇīyakāni darśayiṣyāmīti kāle ca yojayet. bahiḥ:pravāla-kuṭṭimaṃ((147)) te darśayiṣyāmi.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.16

maṇi-bhūmikāṃ vṛkṣa-vāṭikāṃ mṛdvīkā-maṇḍapaṃ((148)) samudra-gṛha-prāsādān gūḍha-bhitti-saṃcārāṃś citra-karmāṇi krīḍā-mṛgān yantrāṇi śakunān vyāghra-siṃha-pañjarādīni ca yāni purastād varṇitāni syuḥ.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.17

ekānte ca tad-gatam īśvarānurāgaṃ śrāvayet.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.18

saṃprayoge cāturyaṃ cābhivarṇayet.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.19

a:mantra-śravaṃ ca pratipannāṃ yojayet.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.20

a:pratipadyamānāṃ svayam eveśvara āgatyopacāraiḥ sāntvitāṃ rañjayitvā saṃbhūya ca sānurāgaṃ visṛjet.

During the festival of the eighth moon, i.e., during the bright half of the month of Nargashirsha, as also during the moonlight festival of the month of Kartika, and the spring festival of Chaitra, the women of cities and towns generally visit the women of the King's harem in the royal palace. These visitors go to the several apartments of the women of the harem, as they are acquainted with them, and pass the night in conversation, and in proper sports, and amusement, and go away in the morning. On such occasions, a female attendant of the King, (previously acquainted with the woman whom the King desires), should loiter about, and accost this woman when she sets out to go home, and induce her to come and see the amusing things in the palace. Previous to these festivals even, she should have caused it to be intimated to this woman that on the occasion of this festival she would show her all the interesting things in the royal palace. Accordingly she should show her the bower of the coral creeper, the garden house with its floor inlaid with precious stones, the bower of grapes, the building on the water, the secret passages in the walls of the palace, the pictures, the sporting animals, the machines, the birds, and the cages of the lions and the tigers. After this, when alone with her, she should tell her about the love of the King for her, and should describe to her the good fortune which would attend upon her union with the King, giving her at the time a strict promise of secrecy. If the woman does not accept the offer, she should conciliate and please her with handsome presents befitting the position of the King, and having accompanied her for some distance should dismiss her with great affection.

5.5.21

prayojyāyāś ca patyur anugrahocitasya dārān nityam antaḥ:puram aucityāt praveśayet. tatra praṇihitā rāja-dāsīti samānaṃ pūrveṇa.

(2) Or, having made the acquaintance of the husband of the woman whom the King desires, the wives of the King should get the wife to pay them a visit in the harem, and on this occasion a female attendant of the king, having been sent thither, should act as above described.

5.5.22

antaḥ:purikā vā prayojyayā saha sva:ceṭikā-saṃpreṣaṇena prītiṃ kuryāt. prasṛta-prītiṃ ca sāpadeśaṃ darśane niyojayet. praviṣṭāṃ pūjitāṃ pītavatīṃ praṇihitā rāja-dāsīti samānaṃ pūrveṇa.

(3) Or, one of the King's wives should get acquainted with the woman that the King desires, by sending one of the female attendants to her, who should, on their becoming more intimate, induce her to come and see the royal abode. Afterwards when she has visited the harem, and acquired confidence, a female confidant of the King, sent thither, should act as before described.

5.5.23

yasmin vā vijñāne prayojyā vikhyātā syāt tad-darśanārtham antaḥ:purikā sopacāraṃ tām āhvayet. praviṣṭāṃ praṇihitā rāja-dāsīti samānaṃ pūrveṇa.

(4) Or, the King's wife should invite the woman, whom the King desires, to come to the royal palace, so that she might see the practice of the art in which the King's wife may be skilled, and after she has come to the harem, a female attendant of the King, sent thither, should act as before described.

5.5.24

udbhūtān:arthasya bhītasya vā bhāryāṃ bhikṣukī brūyāt asāv antaḥ:purikā rājani siddhā gṛhīta-vākyā mama vacanaṃ śṛṇoti. sva-bhāvataś ca kṛpā-śīlā tām anenopāyenādhigamiṣyāmi. aham eva te praveśaṃ kārayiṣyāmi. sā ca te bhartur mahāntam an:arthaṃ nivartayiṣyatīti pratipannāṃ dvis trir iti praveśayet. antaḥ:purikā cāsyā a:bhayaṃ dadyāt. a:bhaya-śravaṇāc ca saṃprahṛṣṭāṃ praṇihitā rāja-dāsīti samānaṃ pūrveṇa..5.5.25 etayā vṛtty-arthināṃ mahāmātrābhitaptānāṃ balād vigṛhītānāṃ vyavahāre dur:balānāṃ sva-bhogenā:saṃtuṣṭānāṃ rājani prīti-kāmānāṃ rājya-janeṣu paṅktim icchatāṃ sa-jātair bādhyamānānāṃ sa:jātān bādhitu-kāmānāṃ sūcakānām anyeṣām kārya-vaśināṃ jāyā vyākhyātāḥ.

(5) Or, a female beggar, in league with the King's wife, should say to the woman desired by the King, and whose husband may have lost his wealth, or may have some cause of fear from the King: "This wife of the King has influence over him, and she is, moreover, naturally kind-hearted, we must therefore go to her in this matter. I shall arrange for your entrance into the harem, and she will do away with all cause of danger and fear from the King." If the woman accepts this offer, the female beggar should take her two or three times to the harem, and the King's wife there should give her a promise of protection. After this, when the woman, delighted with her reception and promise of protection, again goes to the harem, then a female attendant of the King, sent thither, should act as directed.

5.5.26

anyena vā prayojyāṃ saha saṃsṛṣṭāṃ saṃgrāhya dāsyam upanītāṃ krameṇāntaḥ:puraṃ praveśayet.

(7) Lastly, if the woman desired by the King be living with some person who is not her husband, then the King should cause her to be arrested, and having made her a slave, on account of her crime, should place her in the harem. Or the King should cause his ambassador to quarrel with the husband of the woman desired by him, and should then imprison her as the wife of an enemy of the King, and by this means should place her in the harem.

5.5.27

praṇidhinā cāyatim asyāḥ saṃdūṣya rājani vidviṣṭa iti kalatrāvagrahopāyenainām antaḥ:puraṃ praveśayet. iti pracchanna-yogāḥ((149)). ete rāja-putreṣu prāyeṇa.

Thus end the means of gaining over the wives of others secretly.

(7) Lastly, if the woman desired by the King be living with some person who is not her husband, then the King should cause her to be arrested, and having made her a slave, on account of her crime, should place her in the harem. Or the King should cause his ambassador to quarrel with the husband of the woman desired by him, and should then imprison her as the wife of an enemy of the King, and by this means should place her in the harem.

The above mentioned ways of gaining over the wives of other men are chiefly practiced in the palaces of Kings. But a King should never enter the abode of another person, for Abhira the King of the Kottas was killed by a washerman while in the house of another, and in the same way Jayasana the King of the Kashis was slain by the commandment of his cavalry.

5.5.28

na tv evaṃ para-bhavanam īśvaraḥ praviśet.

The above mentioned ways of gaining over the wives of other men are chiefly practiced in the palaces of Kings. But a King should never enter the abode of another person, for Abhira the King of the Kottas was killed by a washerman while in the house of another, and in the same way Jayasana the King of the Kashis was slain by the commandment of his cavalry.

5.5.29

ābhīraṃ koṭṭa-rājaṃ((150)) para-bhavana-gataṃ bhrātṛ-prayukto rajako jaghāna. kāśi-rājaṃ jayasenam aśvādhyakṣa iti.

The above mentioned ways of gaining over the wives of other men are chiefly practiced in the palaces of Kings. But a King should never enter the abode of another person, for Abhira the King of the Kottas was killed by a washerman while in the house of another, and in the same way Jayasana the King of the Kashis was slain by the commandment of his cavalry.

5.5.30

prakāśa-kāmitāni tu deśa-pravṛtti-yogāt.

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.31

prattā janapada-kanyā daśame 'hani kiṃ cid aupāyanikam upagṛhya praviśanty antaḥ:puram upabhuktā eva visṛjyanta ity āndhrāṇām((151)).

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.32

mahāmātreśvarāṇām antaḥ:purāṇi niśi sevārthaṃ rājānam upagacchanti vātsagulmakānām.

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.33

rūpavatīr janapada-yoṣitaḥ prīty-apadeśena māsaṃ māsārdhaṃ vātivāsayanty antaḥ:purikā vaidarbhāṇām.

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.34

darśanīyāḥ sva-bhāryāḥ prīti-dāyam eva mahāmātra-rājabhyo dadaty aparāntakānām.

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.35

rāja-krīḍārthaṃ nagara-striyo janapada-striyaś ca saṅghaśa ekaśaś ca rājakulaṃ praviśanti saurāṣṭrakāṇām iti.

There are also two verses on the subject as follows:

But according to the customs of some countries there are facilities for Kings to make love to the wives of other men. Thus in the country of the Andras the newly married daughters of the people thereof enter the King's harem with some presents on the tenth day of their marriage, and having been enjoyed by the King are then dismissed. In the country of the Vatsagulmas the wives of the chief ministers approach the King at night to serve him. In the country of the Vaidarbhas the beautiful wives of the inhabitants pass a month in the King's harem under the pretence of affection for the King. In the country of the Aparatakas the people gave their beautiful wives as presents to the ministers and the Kings. And lastly in the country of the Saurashtras the women of the city and country enter the royal harem for the King's pleasure either together or separately.

5.5.36

ślokāv atra bhavataḥ
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ prayogāḥ pāradārikāḥ. deśe deśe pravartante rājabhiḥ saṃpravartitāḥ..

"The above and other ways are the means employed in different countries by Kings with regards to the wives of other persons. But a King, who has the welfare of his people at heart, should not on any account put them into practice."

5.5.37

na tv evaitān prayuñjīta rājā loka-hite rataḥ. nigṛhītāri-ṣaḍ-vargas tathā vijayate mahīm((152))..

"A King, who has conquered the six enemies of mankind, becomes the master of the whole earth."

"The above and other ways are the means employed in different countries by Kings with regards to the wives of other persons. But a King, who has the welfare of his people at heart, should not on any account put them into practice."

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iti śrīvātsyāyanīye kāmasūtre pāradārike pañcame 'dhikaraṇe īśvara-kāmitam pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ.

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leçon 6 ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ.
section (prakaraṇa)48 [antaḥ:purikā-vṛtta-prakaraṇam]