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विकल्पवर्गाणामष्टानां न्यूनाधिकत्वदर्शनात् ग्रहणनविरुतपुरुषोपसृतचित्र- रतादीनामन्येषामपि वर्गाणामिह प्रवेशनात् प्रायोवादोऽयम् । यथा सप्तपर्णी वृक्षः पञ्चवर्णों बलिरिति वात्स्यायनः ॥ ५ ॥

sanskrit

Division into eight categories would not appear to be acceptable. Blows, cries, sodomy [purushopasripta], bizarre tastes [chitra rata] belong to other categories. Here we are dealing with penetration [pravesha]. For Vatsyayana, it is merely a manner of speaking, as when one speaks of "a seven-leafed tree," or offerings with five ingredients.

english translation

hindi translation

vikalpavargANAmaSTAnAM nyUnAdhikatvadarzanAt grahaNanavirutapuruSopasRtacitra- ratAdInAmanyeSAmapi vargANAmiha pravezanAt prAyovAdo'yam | yathA saptaparNI vRkSaH paJcavarNoM baliriti vAtsyAyanaH || 5 ||

hk transliteration