Kamasutra 5.1.53
Kāmasūtra 5.1.53
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- Sanskrit
5.1.53
jñātikulanityā/ vipannāpatyā/ goṣṭhīyojinī/ prītiyojinī/ kuśīlavabhāryā/ mṛtapatikā bālā/ daridrā bahūpabhogā/ jyeṣṭhabhāryā bahudevarakā/ bahumāninī nyūnabhartṛkā/ kauśalābhimāninī bhartur maurkhyeṇodvignā/ aviśeṣatayā lobhena/
A woman whose family or caste is not well known.
A woman whose children are dead.
A woman who is very fond of society.
A woman who is apparently very affectionate with her husband.
The wife of an actor.
A widow.
A poor woman.
A woman fond of enjoyments.
The wife of a man with many younger brothers.
A vain woman.
A woman whose husband is inferior to her in rank or abilities.
A woman who is proud of her skill in the arts.
A woman disturbed in mind by the folly of her husband.
A woman who has been married in her infancy to a rich man, and not liking him when she grows up, desires a man possessing a disposition, talents, and wisdom suitable to her own tastes.
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