[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) › v2.c17.36 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c17.36 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c17.36 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c17.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17.36) ³ The name Sumanā first of all, then the language and the matter, lead us to think of a Buddhistic origin for this legend. Cp. v, 113; x, 54.6 ff. - [Previous: v2.c17.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17.35) - [Next: v2.c17.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17.37) - [Up: v2.c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c17.36) · Pramāṇa