Kamasutra 2.3.11

Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) 2.3.11

Language: Sanskrit

2.3.11

samaṃ tiryag udbhrāntam avapīḍitakam iti caturvidham apare//

Other authors describe four other kinds of kisses, viz.:
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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

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

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

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

(1) When the lips of two lovers are brought into direct contact with each other, it is called a "straight kiss."
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

(2) When the heads of two lovers are bent towards each other, and when so bent, kissing takes place, it is called a "bent kiss."
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

(3) When one of them turns up the face of the other by holding the head and chin, and then kissing, it is called a "turned kiss."
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

(4) Lastly when the lower lip is pressed with much force, it is called a "pressed kiss."
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Translations (1)

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

Commentaries (1)

Jayamaṅgalā — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit

Other recensions (1)

Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) — Sanskrit