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तत्र लावकहंसविकूजितं त्वरयैव इति स्तननग्रहणनयोगाः ॥ २१ ॥

sanskrit

When she is struck on the breasts, her cries are like those of a partidge or a goose.

english translation

hindi translation

tatra lAvakahaMsavikUjitaM tvarayaiva iti stananagrahaNanayogAH || 21 ||

hk transliteration

भवतश्चात्र श्लोकौ — पारुष्यं रभसत्वं च पौरुषं तेज उच्यते। अशक्तिरार्तिर्व्यावृत्तिरबलत्वं च योषितः ।। २२ ।।

sanskrit

Quotation: "Vigor and audacity are manly qualities. Weakness, sensuality, and dependence are female characteristics."

english translation

hindi translation

bhavatazcAtra zlokau — pAruSyaM rabhasatvaM ca pauruSaM teja ucyate| azaktirArtirvyAvRttirabalatvaM ca yoSitaH || 22 ||

hk transliteration

रागात् प्रयोगसात्म्याच्च व्यत्ययोऽपि क्वचिद् भवेत् । न चिरं तस्य चैवान्ते प्रकृतेरेव योजनम् ॥ २३ ॥

sanskrit

Sometimes, out of passion, custom, or temperament, the woman inverts the situation. This is only temporary, however, and nature ends by taking back its due.

english translation

hindi translation

rAgAt prayogasAtmyAcca vyatyayo'pi kvacid bhavet | na ciraM tasya caivAnte prakRtereva yojanam || 23 ||

hk transliteration

कीलामुरसि कर्तरीं शिरसि विद्धां कपोलयोः संदंशिकां स्तनयोः पार्श्वयोश्चेति पूर्वैः सह प्रहणनमष्टविधमिति दाक्षिणात्यानाम्। तद्युवतीनामुरसि कीलानि च तत्कृतानि दृश्यन्ते । देशसात्म्यमेतत् ॥ २४ ॥

sanskrit

Besides the four forms of aggression mentioned, four others are utilized by the peoples of the South, which are: the nail [kila] on the chest the knife [kartari] on the head the borer [viddha] on the cheeks the pincers [sandanshika] on the breasts. These make eight in all. In the South, "nail" marks can be seen on the girls' breast. This is the custom of the country.

english translation

hindi translation

kIlAmurasi kartarIM zirasi viddhAM kapolayoH saMdaMzikAM stanayoH pArzvayozceti pUrvaiH saha prahaNanamaSTavidhamiti dAkSiNAtyAnAm| tadyuvatInAmurasi kIlAni ca tatkRtAni dRzyante | dezasAtmyametat || 24 ||

hk transliteration

कष्टमनार्यवृत्तमनादृतमिति वात्स्यायनः ।। २५ ।।

sanskrit

Vatsyayana's opinion is that causing suffering is not an Aryan practice and is not suitable for respectable people.

english translation

hindi translation

kaSTamanAryavRttamanAdRtamiti vAtsyAyanaH || 25 ||

hk transliteration