[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.c22.48 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.48 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.48 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c22.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.48) Naked bathing and sleeping forbidden, 262; naked female escort of honour, 271; naked woman not to be looked at, 256 Nārada : is turned into an ape (falls in love and marries), 357 Navel : pregnancy through, 34 Nirākāra, 208 note 1 Niyacchati, 15 Niyoga, see Begetting by proxy, Levirate Nose : the beautiful nose of the woman, 433; the large nose of the man and erotic significance, 433 Nurse : the girl's, 15, 35, 72, 382; the woman's, 388 - [Previous: v2.c22.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.47) - [Next: v2.c22.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.49) - [Up: v2.c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v2.c22.48) · Pramāṇa