Kamasutra 2.3.23
Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) 2.3.23
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- Sanskrit
2.3.23
samaṃ pīḍitam añcitaṃ mṛdu śeṣāṅgeṣu cumbanaṃ sthānaviśeṣayogāt/ iti cumbanaviśeṣāḥ//
Kissing is of four kinds, viz., moderate, contracted, pressed, and soft, according to the different parts of the body which are kissed, for different kinds of kisses are appropriate for different parts of the body.
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