Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.2

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Abduction of the wife of another, 77, 128 Abhi with abl., “hither from,” 153 Abhimardana, coition, 318 Abhisamdeha, 389 Abhisārikā, the woman going on a love-visit, 292, 335, 432, 540 Accusative : with verb. dicendi = “of, about,” 125; with passive, 306 “Act of truth,” 289, 350, 525, 527, 529 Action and energy praised, 450, 458 Actors (and singers) : live on their wives, 129, 250 Adharottara, 241 Adultery : severely condemned and punished, 119, 170, 245; conception of adultery, 251; husband may kill adulterer without further ado, 250; the man punished much more than the woman in adultery, 522; in particular that of the woman with a man from a lower caste, 253; no blame rests on *woman* in adultery, 205, 522; when the man is not an adulterer, 250 (notes), 335 note 2; punishment of the adulterous woman, 520, cf. 253 Agastya : must marry, 149; marries Lopamudrā and experiences difficulties before the surata, 229; hunts and sanctions hunting, 234; hero of digestion and *crepitus ventris*, 231 Āghrāta, “caught hold of,” 476 Agni : falls in love with the wives of the seven Ṛishis, 46; witness to what happens in