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# Kamasutra 6.3.42

Kāmasūtra 6.3.42

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.6.3.42)

ratopacāreṣūdvegaḥ/ mukhasyādānam/ jaghanasya rakṣaṇam/ nakhadaśanakṣatebhyo jugupsā/ parisvaṅge bhujamayyā sūcyā vyavadhānam/ stabdhatā gātrāṇām/ sakthnor vyatyāsaḥ/ nidrāparatvaṃ ca/ śrāntamupalabhya codanā/ aśaktau hāsaḥ/ śaktāv anabhinandanam/ divāpi/ bhāvam upalabhya mahājanābhigamanam//

> 8th. Expressing dissatisfaction at the ways and means of enjoyment used by him.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 9th. Not giving him her mouth to kiss.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 10th. Refusing access to her jaghana, i.e., the part of the body between the navel and the thighs.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 11th. Showing a dislike for the wounds made by his nails and teeth.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 12th. Not pressing close up against him at the time when he embraces her.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 13th. Keeping her limbs without movement at the time of congress.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 14th. Desiring him to enjoy her when he is fatigued.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 15th. Laughing at his attachment to her.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 16th. Not responding to his embraces.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 17th. Turning away from him when he begins to embrace her.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 18th. Pretending to be sleepy.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

> 19th. Going out visiting, or into company, when she perceives his desire to enjoy her during the day time.  
> — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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## Translations (1)

- [The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana~en-burton.6.3.p53) — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Jayamaṅgalā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana!jayamangala.37.42) — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit

## Other recensions (1)

- [Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana*fezas.6.3.42) — Sanskrit

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