Kamasutra 2.10

2.10

ratārambhāvasānikaṃ rataviśeṣāḥ praṇayakalahaś ca

2.10.1

nāgarakaḥ saha mitrajanena paricārakaiś ca kṛtapuṣpopahāre saṃcāritasurabhidhūpe raty āvāse prasādhite vāsagṛhe kṛtasnānaprasādhanāṃ yuktyā pītāṃ striyaṃ sāntvanaiḥ punaḥ pānena copakramet/

In the pleasure-room, decorated with flowers, and fragrant with perfumes, attended by his friends and servants, the citizen should receive the woman, who will come bathed and dressed, and will invite her to take refreshment and to drink freely. He should then seat her on his left side, and holding her hair, and touching also the end and knot of her garment, he should gently embrace her with his right arm. They should then carry on an amusing conversation on various subjects, and may also talk suggestively of things which would be considered as coarse, or not to be mentioned generally in society. They may then sing, either with or without gesticulations, and play on musical instrument, talk about the arts, and persuade each other to drink. At last when the woman is overcome with love and desire, the citizen should dismiss the people that may be with him, giving them flowers, ointments, and betel leaves, and then when the two are left alone, they should proceed as has been already described in the previous chapters.

2.10.2

dakṣiṇataś cāsyā upaveśanam/ keśahaste vastrānte nīvyām ity avalambanam/ ratyarthaṃ savyena bāhunānuddhataḥ pariṣvaṅgaḥ/

2.10.3

pūrvaprakaraṇasaṃbaddhaiḥ parihāsānurāgair vacobhir anuvṛttiḥ/
gūḍhāślīlānāṃ ca vastūnāṃ samasyayā paribhāṣaṇam/

2.10.4

sanṛttam anṛttaṃ vā gītaṃ vāditram/ kalāsu saṃkathāḥ/ punaḥ pānenopacchandanam/

2.10.5

jātānurāgāyāṃ kusumānulepanatāmbūla^(177) dānena ca śeṣajanavisṛṣṭiḥ/ vijane ca yathoktair āliṅganādibhir enām uddharṣayet/ tato nīvīviśleṣaṇādi yathoktam upakrameta/ ity ayaṃ ratārambhaḥ//

Such is the beginning of sexual union. At the end of the congress, the lovers, with modesty, and not looking at each other, should go separately to the washing-room. After this, sitting in their own places, they should eat some betel leaves, and the citizen should apply with his own hand to the body of the woman some pure sandal wood ointment, or ointment of some other kind. He should then embrace her with his left arm, and with agreeable words should cause her to drink from a cup held in his own hand, or he may give her water to drink. They can then eat sweetmeats, or anything else, according to their liking, and may drink fresh juice, soup, gruel, extracts of meat, sherbet, the juice of mangoe fruits, the extract of the juice of the citron tree mixed with sugar, or anything that may be liked in different countries, and known to be sweet, soft, and pure. The lovers may also sit on the terrace of the palace or house, and enjoy the moonlight, and carry on an agreeable conversation. At this time, too, while the woman lies in his lap, with her face towards the moon, the citizen should show her the different planets, the morning star, the polar star, and the seven Rishis or Great Bear.

2.10.6

ratāvasānikaṃ rāgam ativāhyāsaṃstutayor iva savrīḍayoḥ parasparam apaśyatoḥ pṛthak pṛthag ācārabhūmigamanam/ pratinivṛttya cāvrīḍāyamānayor ucitadeśopaviṣṭayos tāmbūlagrahaṇam acchīkṛtaṃ candanam anyad vānulepanaṃ tasyā gātre svayam eva niveśayet/

2.10.7

savyena bāhunā caināṃ parirabhya caṣakahastaḥ sāntvayan pāyayet/ jalānupānaṃ vā khaṇḍakhādyakam anyad vā prakṛtisātmyayuktam ubhāv apy upayuñjīyātām/

2.10.8

accharasakayūṣam amlayavāgūṃ bhṛṣṭamāṃsopadaṃśāni pānakāni cūtaphalāni śuṣkamāṃsaṃ mātuluṅgacukrakāṇi saśarkarāṇi ca yathādeśasātmyaṃ ca/ tatra madhuram idaṃ mṛdu viśadam iti ca vidaśya vidaśya tat tad upāharet/

2.10.9

harmyatalasthitayor vā candrikāsevanārtham āsanam/ tatrānukūlābhiḥ kathābhir anuvarteta/ tad aṅkasaṃlīnāyāś candramasaṃ paśyantyā nakṣatrapaṅktivyaktīkaraṇam/ arundhatīdhruvasaptarṣimālādarśanaṃ ca/ iti ratāvasānikam//

This is the end of sexual union.

2.10.10

avasāne 'pi ca prītir upacārair upaskṛtā/
savisrambhakathāyogai ratiṃ janayate parām//

2.10.11

parasparaprītikarair ātmabhāvānuvartanaiḥ/
kṣaṇāt krodhaparāvṛttaiḥ kṣaṇāt prītivilokitaiḥ//

2.10.12

hallīsakakrīḍanakair gāyanair lāṭarāsakaiḥ/
rāgalolārdranayanaiś candramaṇḍalavīkṣaṇaiḥ//

2.10.13

ādye saṃdarśane jāte pūrvaṃ ye syur manorathāḥ/
punar viyoge duḥkhaṃ ca tasya sarvasya kīrtanaiḥ//
kīrtanānte ca rāgeṇa pariṣvaṅgaiḥ sacumbanaiḥ/
tais taiś ca bhāvaiḥ saṃyukto yūno rāgo vivardhate//

2.10.14

rāgavad āhāryarāgaṃ kṛtrimarāgaṃ vyavahitarāgaṃ poṭārataṃ khalaratam ayantritaratam iti rataviśeṣāḥ//

Congress is of the following kinds, viz.:

Loving congress.

Congress of subsequent love.

Congress of artificial love.

Congress of transferred love.

Congress like that of eunuchs.

Deceitful congress.

Congress of spontaneous love.

2.10.15

saṃdarśanāt prabhṛty ubhayor api pravṛddharāgayoḥ prayatnakṛte samāgame pravāsapratyāgamane vā kalahaviyogayoge tad rāgavat//

(1) When a man and a woman, who have been in love with each other for some time, come together with great difficulty, or when one of the two returns from a journey, or is reconciled after having been separated on account of a quarrel, then congress is called the "loving congress." It is carried on according to the liking of the lovers, and as long as they choose.

2.10.16

tatrātmābhiprāyād yāvad arthaṃ ca pravṛttiḥ//

2.10.17

madhyastharāgayor ārabdhaṃ yad anurajyate tad āhāryarāgam//

(2) When two persons come together, while their love for each other is still in its infancy, their congress is called the "congress of subsequent love."

2.10.18

tatra cātuḥṣaṣṭikair yogaiḥ sātmyānuviddhaiḥ saṃdhukṣya saṃdhukṣya rāgaṃ pravarteta/

(3) When a man carries on the congress by exciting himself by means of the sixty-four ways, such as kissing, etc., etc., or when a man and a woman come together, though in reality they are both attached to different persons, their congress is then called "congress of artificial love." At this time all the ways and means mentioned in the Kama Shastra should be used.

2.10.19

tat kāryahetor anyatra saktayor vā kṛtrimarāgam//

2.10.20

tatra samuccayena yogāñ śāstrataḥ paśyet//

2.10.21

puruṣas tu hṛdayapriyām anyāṃ manasi nidhāya vyavaharet/ saṃprayogāt prabhṛti ratiṃ yāvat/ atas tad vyavahitarāgam//

(4) When a man, from the beginning to the end of the congress, though having connection with the woman, thinks all the time that he is enjoying another one whom he loves, it is called the "congress of transferred love."

2.10.22

nyūnāyāṃ kumbhadāsyāṃ paricārikāyāṃ vā yāvad arthaṃ saṃprayogas tat poṭāratam//

(5) Congress between a man and a female water carrier or a female servant of a caste lower than his own, lasting only until the desire is satisfied, is called "congress like that of eunuchs." Here external touches, kisses, and manipulations are not to be employed.

2.10.23

tatropacārān nādriyeta//

2.10.24

tathā veśyāyā grāmīṇena saha yāvad arthaṃ khalaratam//

(6) The congress between a courtezan and a rustic, and that between citizens and the women of villages, and bordering countries, is called "deceitful congress."

2.10.25

grāmavrajapratyantayoṣidbhiś ca nāgarakasya//

2.10.26

utpannavisrambhayoś ca parasparānukūlyād ayantritaratam/ iti ratāni//

(7) The congress that takes place between two persons who are attached to one another, and which is done according to their own liking is called "spontaneous congress."

Thus end the kinds of congress.

2.10.27

vardhamānapraṇayā tu nāyikā sapatnīnām agrahaṇaṃ tad āśrayam ālāpaṃ vā gotraskhalitaṃ vā na marṣayet/ nāyakavyalīkaṃ ca//

A woman who is very much in love with a man cannot bear to hear the name of her rival mentioned, or to have any conversation regarding her, or to be addressed by her name through mistake. If such takes place, a great quarrel arises, and the woman cries, becomes angry, tosses her hair about, strikes her lover, falls from her bed or seat, and, casting aside her garlands and ornaments, throws herself down on the ground.

2.10.28

tatra subhṛśaḥ kalaho ruditam āyāsaḥ śiroruhāṇām avakṣodanaṃ prahaṇanam āsanāc chayanād vā mahyāṃ patanaṃ mālyabhūṣaṇāvamokṣo bhūmau śayyā ca//

2.10.29

tatra yuktarūpeṇa sāmnā pādapatanena vā prasannamanās tām anunayann upakramya śayanam ārohayet//

At this time, the lover should attempt to reconcile her with conciliatory words, and should take her up carefully and place her on her bed. But she, not replying to his questions, and with increased anger, should bend down his head by pulling his hair, and having kicked him once, twice, or thrice on his arms, head, bosom or back, should then proceed to the door of the room. Dattaka says that she should then sit angrily near the door and shed tears, but should not go out, because she would be found fault with for going away. After a time, when she thinks that the conciliatory words and actions of her lover have reached their utmost, she should then embrace him, talking to him with harsh and reproachful words, but at the same time showing a loving desire for congress.

2.10.30

tasya ca vacanam uttareṇa yojayantī vivṛddhakrodhā sakacagraham asyāsyam unnamayya pādena bāhau śirosi vakṣasi pṛṣṭhe vā sakṛd dvis trir avahanyāt/ dvāradeśaṃ gacchet/ tatropaviśyāśrukaraṇam iti/

2.10.31

atikruddhāpi tu na dvāradeśād bhūyo gacchet/ doṣavattvāt/ iti dattakaḥ/ tatra yuktito 'nunīyamānā prasādam ākāṅkṣet/ prasannāpi tu sakaṣāyair eva vākyair enaṃ tudatīva prasannaratikāṅkṣiṇī nāyakena parirabhyeta//

2.10.32

svabhavanasthā tu nimittāt kalahitā tathāvidhaceṣṭaiva nāyakam abhigacchet/

When the woman is in her own house, and has quarrelled with her lover, she should go to him and show how angry she is, and leave him. Afterwards the citizen having sent the Vita, the Vidushaka or the Pithamurda to pacify her, she should accompany them back to the house, and spend the night with her lover.

2.10.33

tatra pīṭhamardaviṭavidūṣakair nāyakaprayuktair upaśamitaroṣā tair evānunītā taiḥ sahaiva tad bhavanam adhigacchet/ tatra ca vaset/ iti praṇayakalahaḥ// bhavanti cātra ślokāḥ ---

Thus end the love quarrels.

In conclusion.

2.10.34

evam etāṃ catuḥṣaṣṭiṃ bābhravyeṇa prakīrtitām/
prayuñjāno varastrīṣu siddhiṃ gacchati nāyakaḥ//

A man, employing the sixty-four means mentioned by Babhravya, obtains his object, and enjoys the woman of the first quality. Though he may speak well on other subjects, if he does not know the sixty-four divisions, no great respect is paid to him in the assembly of the learned. A man, devoid of other knowledge, but well acquainted with the sixty-four divisions, becomes a leader in any society of men and women. What man will not respect the sixty-four parts, considering they are respected by the learned, by the cunning, and by the courtezans. As the sixty- four parts are respected, are charming, and add to the talent of women, they are called by the Acharyas dear to women. A man skilled in the sixty-four parts is looked upon with love by his own wife, by the wives of others, and by courtezans.

2.10.35

bruvann apy anyaśāstrāṇi catuḥṣaṣṭivivarjitaḥ/
vidvat saṃsadi nātyarthaṃ kathāsu paripūjyate//

2.10.36

varjito 'py anyavijñānair etayā yas tv alaṃkṛtaḥ/
sa goṣṭhyāṃ naranārīṇāṃ kathāsv agraṃ vigāhate//

2.10.37

vidvadbhiḥ pūjitām enāṃ khalair api supūjitām/
pūjitāṃ gaṇikāsaṃghair nandinīṃ ko na pūjayet//

2.10.38

nandinī subhagā siddhā subhagaṃkaraṇīti ca/
nārīpriyeti cācāryaiḥ śāstreṣv eṣā nirucyate//

2.10.39

kanyābhiḥ parayoṣidbhir gaṇikābhiś ca bhāvataḥ/
vīkṣyate bahumānena catuḥṣaṣṭivicakṣaṇaḥ//

2.10.39.p1

3. kanyāsaṃprayuktakaṃ

End of Part II.