The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Translated by
Richard F. Burton
Kamasutra
Preface
Introduction
Part I INTRODUCTORY
Chapter 1 - Preface Salutation to Dharma, Artha and Kama
Chapter 2 - On the acquisition of Dharma, Artha and Kama
Chapter 3 - On the arts and sciences to be studied
Chapter 4 - The life of a citizen
Chapter 5 - About the kinds of women resorted to by the citizens, and of friends and messengers
Part II ON SEXUAL UNION
Chapter 1
Kinds of sexual union according to dimensions, force of desire or passion, time
Method of Sexual Intercourse : List of Sex Positions
Chapter 2
Of the embrace
Chapter 3
On kissing
Chapter 4
On pressing, or marking, or scratching with the nails
Chapter 5
On biting, and the means to be employed with regard to women of different countries
Chapter 6
Of the different ways of lying down, and various kinds of congress
Chapter 7
Of the various modes of striking, and of the sounds appropriate to them
Chapter 8
About women acting the part of a man; and of the Work of a man
Chapter 9
Of the Auparishtaka or mouth congress
Chapter 10
Of the way how to begin and how to end the congress. Different kinds of congress and love quarrels
Part III ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF A WIFE
Chapter 1
Observations on Betrothal and Marriage
Chapter 2
About creating Confidence in the Girl
Chapter 3
Courtship, and the manifestation of the feelings by outward signs and deeds
Chapter 4
On things to be done only by the Man, and the acquisition of the Girl thereby. Also what is to be done by a Girl to gain over a Man and subject him to her
Chapter 5
On the different Forms of Marriage
Part IV ABOUT A WIFE
Chapter 1
On the manner of living of a virtuous woman, and of her behaviour during the absence of her husband
Chapter 2
On the conduct of the elder wife towards the other wives of her husband, and on that of a younger wife towards the elder ones. Also on the conduct of a virgin widow re-married; of a wife disliked by her husband; of the women in the King's Harem; and lastly on the conduct of a husband towards many wives
Part V ABOUT THE WIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE
Chapter 1
On the Characteristics of Men and Women, and the reason why Women reject the Addresses of Men. About Men who have Success with Women, and about Women who are easily gained over
Chapter 2
About making Acquaintance with the Woman, and of the efforts to gain her over
Chapter 3
Examination of the State of a Woman’s mind
Chapter 4
The Business of a Go-Between
Chapter 5
On the Love of Persons in authority with the Wives of other People
Chapter 6
About the Women of the Royal Harem, and of the keeping of one’s own Wife
Part VI ABOUT COURTESANS
Chapter Introduction
Introductory remarks
Chapter 1
Of the causes of a courtesan resorting to men; of the means of attaching to herself the man desired; and of the kind of man that it is desirable to be acquainted with
Chapter 2
Of a Courtesan living with a Man as his Wife
Chapter 3
Of the Means of getting Money; of the Signs of a Lover who is beginning to be Weary, and of the way to get rid of him
Chapter 4
About re-union with a former lover
Chapter 5
Of different kinds of gain
Chapter 6
Of gains and losses; attendant gains and losses; and doubts; as also of the different kinds of courtesans
Part VII ON THE MEANS OF ATTRACTING OTHERS TO ONE’S SELF
Chapter 1
On personal adornment; on subjugating the hearts of others; and on tonic medicines
Chapter 2
Of the means of exciting Desire, and of the ways of enlarging the Lingam. Miscellaneous Experiments and Receipts
Concluding remarks
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