[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915) › v1.c6.126 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.126 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.126 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.126) Thou art begotten limb from limb, Thou art born from the heart, Thou art the self, that son is called ; Live thou a hundred autumns ! My life hangs from thine, On thee hangs the everlasting span of the race ; Therefore, mayest thou, my son, in happiness high Live a hundred autumns long ! ¹ - [Previous: v1.c6.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.125) - [Next: v1.c6.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.127) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c6.126) · Pramāṇa