Kamasutra 6.1.10

Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 6.1.10

Language: Sanskrit

6.1.10

kevalārthās tv amī gamyāḥ ṇ sva-tantraḥ pūrve vayasi vartamāno vittavān a:parokṣa-vṛttir adhikaraṇavān a:kṛcchrādhigata-vittaḥ. saṃgharṣavān santatāyaḥ subhaga-mānī ślāghanakaḥ paṇḍakaś((162)) ca puṃ-śabdārthī. samāna-spardhī sva-bhāvatas tyāgī. rājani mahāmātre vā siddho daiva-pramāṇo vittāvamānī gurūṇāṃ śāsanātigaḥ sa:jātānāṃ lakṣya-bhūtaḥ sa:vitta eka-putro liṅgī pracchanna-kāmaḥ śūro vaidyaś ceti.

The following kinds of men may be taken up with, simply for the purpose of getting their money:
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Men of independent income.
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Young men.
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Men who are free from any ties.
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Men who hold places of authority under the King.
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Men who have secured their means of livelihood without difficulty.
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Men possessed of unfailing sources of income.
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Men who consider themselves handsome.
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Men who are always praising themselves.
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One who is an eunuch, but wishes to be thought a man.
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One who hates his equals.
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One who is naturally liberal.
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One who has influence with the King or his ministers.
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One who is always fortunate.
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One who is proud of his wealth.
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One who disobeys the orders of his elders.
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One upon whom the members of his caste keep an eye.
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An only son whose father is wealthy.
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An ascetic who is internally troubled with desire.
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A brave man.
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A physician of the King.
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Previous acquaintances.
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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