[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) › [Kamasutra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana) › 2.3.3 # Kamasutra 2.3.3 Kāmasūtra 2.3.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3.3) tāni prathamarate nātivyaktāni viśrabdhikāyāṃ vikalpena ca prayuñjīta/ tathābhūtatvād rāgasya/ tataḥ param atitvarayā viśeṣavatsam uccayena rāgasaṃdhukṣaṇārtham// > On the occasion of the first congress, kissing and the other things mentioned above should be done moderately, they should not be continued for a long time, and should be done alternately. On subsequent occasions, however, the reverse of all this may take place, and moderation will not be necessary, they may continue for a long time, and for the purpose of kindling love, they may be all done at the same time. > — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana - [Previous: 2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3.2) - [Next: 2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3.4) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3) ## Translations (1) - [The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana~en-burton.2.3.p3) — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Jayamaṅgalā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana!jayamangala.12.4) — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana*fezas.2.3.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.2.3.3) · Pramāṇa