[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.c18.6 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c18.6 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c18.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18.6) ² Indian literature has not a single complete hero in our meaning of the word, not one man corresponding wholly with the ideal of a man; for even Karṇa is not without a stain, perhaps in greatest part, if not altogether, as a result of later distortions. On the other hand not a few wonderful and complete women stand out, especially in the Epic. - [Previous: v2.c18.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18.5.5) - [Next: v2.c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18.7) - [Up: v2.c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c18.6) · Pramāṇa