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Kamasutra 6.1.13

Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 6.1.13

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Sanskrit

6.1.13

nāyikāyāḥ punā rūpa-yauvana-lakṣaṇa-mādhurya-yoginī guṇeṣv anuraktā na tathārtheṣu prīti-saṃyoga-śīlā sthira-matir eka-jātīyā viśeṣārthinī nityam a:kadarya-vṛttir goṣṭhī-kalā-priyā ceti nāyikā-guṇāḥ.

The woman also should have the following characteristics, viz.:

Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

She should be possessed of beauty, and amiability, with auspicious body marks. She should have a liking for good qualities in other people, as also a liking for wealth. She should take delight in sexual unions resulting from love, and should be of a firm mind, and of the same class as the man with regard to sexual enjoyment.

Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

She should always be anxious to acquire and obtain experience and knowledge, be free from avarice, and always have a liking for social gatherings, and for the arts.

Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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