Kamasutra

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धर्मार्थकामेभ्यो नमः. ॥ १.१.१ ॥

sanskrit

Praised be the three aims of life, virtue [dharma], prosperity [artha], and love [kama]

english translation

hindi translation

dharmArthakAmebhyo namaH. || 1.1.1 ||

hk transliteration

शास्त्रे प्रकृतत्वात् ॥ १.१.२ ॥

sanskrit

which are the subject of this work.

english translation

hindi translation

zAstre prakRtatvAt || 1.1.2 ||

hk transliteration

तत्समयावबोधकेभ्यश्च आचार्येभ्यः इति ॥ १.१.३ ॥

sanskrit

And from the teachers who understand that time

english translation

hindi translation

tatsamayAvabodhakebhyazca AcAryebhyaH iti || 1.1.3 ||

hk transliteration

तत्संबन्धात्. इति. ॥ १.१.४ ॥

sanskrit

From that relationship.

english translation

hindi translation

tatsaMbandhAt. iti. || 1.1.4 ||

hk transliteration

प्रजापतिर्हि प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा तासां स्थितिनिबन्धनं त्रिवर्गस्य साधनं अध्यायानां शतसहस्रेणाग्रे प्रोवाच. ॥ १.१.५ ॥

sanskrit

Prajapati, the Lord of the Creatures, after creating man, composed a treatise of one hundred thousand verses, defining the rules of social life at the triple level of civic virtue, prosperity, and sexuality.

english translation

hindi translation

prajApatirhi prajAH sRSTvA tAsAM sthitinibandhanaM trivargasya sAdhanaM adhyAyAnAM zatasahasreNAgre provAca. || 1.1.5 ||

hk transliteration