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The Kama Sutra Original Text
by Vatsyayana
This is the original text by Vatsyayana translated
into English.
IN the literature of all countries there will
be found a certain number of works treating
especially of love. Everywhere the subject is
dealt with differently, and from various points
of view. In the present publication it is proposed
to give a complete translation of what is considered
the standard work on love in Sanscrit literature,
and which is called the `Vatsyayana Kama Sutra',
or Aphorisms on Love, by Vatsyayana.
While the introduction will deal with the evidence
concerning the date of the writing, and the
commentaries written upon it, the chapters following
the introduction will give a translation of
the work itself. It is, however, advisable to
furnish here a brief analysis of works of the
same nature, prepared by authors who lived and
wrote years after Vatsyayana had passed away,
but who still considered him as the great authority,
and always quoted him as the chief guide to
Hindoo erotic literature. . . .
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