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Kamasutra 2.5.22

Kāmasūtra 2.5.22

Language: Sanskrit

2.5.22

bāhlīkadeśyā āvantikāś ca//

The women of the Balhika country are gained over by striking.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

The women of Avantika are fond of foul pleasures, and have not good manners.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

The women of Avanti hate kissing, marking with the nails, and biting, but they have a fondness for various kinds of sexual union.
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