[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Erotics and the Art of Love](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama) › [Vātsyāyana's Kāmasūtra and its Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school) › [Kamasutra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana) › 1.5.36 # Kamasutra 1.5.36 Kāmasūtra 1.5.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5.36) paṭutā dhārṣṭyam iṅgitākārajñatā pratāraṇakālajñatā viṣahyabuddhitvaṃ laghvī pratipattiḥ sopāyā ceti dūtaguṇāḥ// bhavati cātra ślokaḥ --- > Skilfulness. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Boldness. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Knowledge of the intention of men by their outward signs. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Absence of confusion, i. e., no shyness. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Knowledge of the exact meaning of what others do or say. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Good manners. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Knowledge of appropriate times and places for doing different things. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Ingenuity in business. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Quick comprehension. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > Quick application of remedies, i. e., quick and ready resources. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > And this part ends with a verse:— > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana > A messenger should possess the following qualities:— > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana - [Previous: 1.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5.35) - [Next: 1.5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5.37) - [Up: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana~en-burton.1.5.p68) — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Jayamaṅgalā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.8.38) — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana*fezas.1.5.36) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.5.36) · Pramāṇa