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# Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c10.36

Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c10.36

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### [v2.c10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c10.36)

\*a. Influence of the woman on war and peace . . 534\* \*b. Wherein lies woman's power? (Tears, smiles, attractive wiles, etc., qualities of character) . . . 535\* \*c. How does the woman ensure the love and devotion of her husband? (Magic, pious works, the right bearing towards her husband) . . . . . 536\* \*d. The might of woman's beauty . . . . 539\* \*e. Woman overcomes even the savage giant (the inseparable demon-brothers Sunda and Upasunda) . . 539\* \*f. The woman and the innocent forest youth (Rishyaçringa) . 540\*

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