Kamasutra

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देवराजश्चाहल्यामतिबलश्च कीचको द्रौपदीं रावणश्च सीतामपरे चान्ये च बहवो दृश्यन्ते कामवशगा विनष्टा इत्यर्थचिन्तकाः ॥ ३६ ॥

sanskrit

Those that reflect on the consequences of our actions remind us that the king of Heaven was destroyed for being enamored of Ahalya, and so it was too for the most pow¬ erful Kichaka because of Draupadi, and for Ravana be¬ cause of Sita. Many others have been destroyed for letting themselves be possessed by Eros.

english translation

hindi translation

devarAjazcAhalyAmatibalazca kIcako draupadIM rAvaNazca sItAmapare cAnye ca bahavo dRzyante kAmavazagA vinaSTA ityarthacintakAH || 36 ||

hk transliteration

शरीरस्थितिहेतुत्वादाहारसधर्माणो हि कामाः फलभूताश्च धर्मार्थयोः ॥ ३७ ॥

sanskrit

Sexuality is essential for the survival of man, just as food is necessary for bodily health, and on them depend both virtue and wealth.

english translation

hindi translation

zarIrasthitihetutvAdAhArasadharmANo hi kAmAH phalabhUtAzca dharmArthayoH || 37 ||

hk transliteration

बोद्धव्यं तु दोषेष्विव । नहि भिक्षुकाः सन्तीति स्थाल्यो नाधिश्रीयन्ते। नहि मृगाः सन्तीति यवा नोप्यन्त इति वात्स्यायनः ॥३८ ॥

sanskrit

Vatsyayana says, "One must put up with risks. But one does not forgo cooking one's food, fearing that a beggar might come and claim his part, and one does not forgo sowing wheat for fear of wild beasts."

english translation

hindi translation

boddhavyaM tu doSeSviva | nahi bhikSukAH santIti sthAlyo nAdhizrIyante| nahi mRgAH santIti yavA nopyanta iti vAtsyAyanaH ||38 ||

hk transliteration

भवन्ति चात्र श्लोकाः - एवमर्थं च कामं च धर्मं चोपाचरन्नरः । इहामुत्र च निःशल्यमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥ ३९ ॥

sanskrit

It has been said that, "The man accomplished in riches, love, and virtue effortlessly attains the maximum of bliss in this world and the next."

english translation

hindi translation

bhavanti cAtra zlokAH - evamarthaM ca kAmaM ca dharmaM copAcarannaraH | ihAmutra ca niHzalyamatyantaM sukhamaznute || 39 ||

hk transliteration

किं स्यात् परत्रेत्याशङ्का कार्ये यस्मिन्त्र जायते। न चार्थघ्नं सुखं चेति शिष्टास्तत्र व्यवस्थिताः ॥ त्रिवर्गसाधकं यत् स्याद् द्वयोरेकस्य वा पुनः । कार्यं तदपि कुर्वीत न त्वेकार्थ द्विबाधकम् ॥ ४० ॥

sanskrit

Another quotation: "Wise men choose ways of acting that allow them to achieve the three aims of life without letting the pursuit of pleasure lead them to ruin. "Whether one pursues the three aims, or two, or even one, the achievement of one of them must not be prejudicial to the other two."

english translation

hindi translation

kiM syAt paratretyAzaGkA kArye yasmintra jAyate| na cArthaghnaM sukhaM ceti ziSTAstatra vyavasthitAH || trivargasAdhakaM yat syAd dvayorekasya vA punaH | kAryaM tadapi kurvIta na tvekArtha dvibAdhakam || 40 ||

hk transliteration