The Kama Sutra is the most famous book on the art and skills of sex and love ever written. This beautifully illustrated edition is an abridged and annotated edition of Vatsyayana's classic work. It is full of stunning, full color pictures. This is, quite simply, the ultimate book for lovers.

Kama Sutra: Thorsons First Directions

Vātsyāyana

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Thorsons Pub.

A gorgeous deluxe edition of the world's most celebrated guide to life, love, relationships and pleasure Little is known about Vatsyayana, who is reputed to have composed the Kama Sutra "while observing a celibate's life in full meditation." In Sanskrit the word "kama" means desire, especially for sensual pleasure, and its proper pursuit was considered an essential part of a young, urbane gentleman's well-rounded education. Untold numbers of readers are curious about the Kama Sutra but put off by its clichéd image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Kama Sutra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Parenting & Relationships

Penguin Classics

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, in seven parts, with preface, introduction, and concluding remarks, is the classic translation of what is arguably the world's oldest sex manual and relationship advice handbook.  Much more than just erotic advice, this is a revelation of the social mores and customs of the ancient world and the daily lives of men and women in India, their views of intimacy, love and communication between the sexes -- all filtered through the British Victorian worldview and commentary of the translators. Instructions are given for wives, husbands, lovers, in-laws, courtesans, eunuchs, harems, go-betweens, matchmaking and breakups, compatibility, personal hygiene, and even recipes for potions to increase genital size and pleasure.  This edition strives to preserve the quaint charm of the original translation (1883), including uncommon spellings, and includes fifty-eight explicit classic interior illustrations.  Translated from the Sanskrit by Richard Burton, Bhagavanlal Indrajit, and Shivaram Parashuram Bhide.

Kama sutra

Self-Help

Humanities Press

The Kama Sutra

BERKLEY

Kama means desire, love, and lust; sutra means teachings and "verses." The Kama Sutra, then, is the book of love, teaching the best methods of cultivating sensual pleasure, sexual desire, and loving union. A classic of world literature for 1,700 years, this is the most explicit and fascinating book ever written for lovers. This immortal work also serves as a window into Indian culture and mysticism. Its unique approach —combining meditations on politics and social customs with counsel on love and intimacy — features frank, direct advice on bodily pleasures, from aphrodisiacs and kissing to orgasm-delaying techniques. This edition is the renowned translation by the great 19th-century explorer and writer Richard Burton. Its crisp style sets a new standard for Sanskrit translation, and its unblushing faithfulness to the original text sparked controversy in certain corners of the Victorian world. A wellspring of erotic knowledge, it remains an inspiration to readers of every era.

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: The Classic Burton Translation (Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy)

Dover Publications

The Illustrated Kama Sutra / Ananga-Ranga / Perfumed Garden: The Classic Eastern Love Texts

Malla, Kalyana

Nefzawi, Sheikh

Hamlyn

The first complete edition of the Kamasutra. It contains a crisp introduction; the original Sanskrit; a new, accurate and readable English translation; fifty full-page illustrations using period clothing, jewelry, and settings; and a thorough index.“The Kamasutra enjoys a prominent place in the pantheon of pleasure. Too often bowdlerized or bastardized, it has been difficult for English speakers to comprehend the work in all its complexity. This new translation is at once accessible and comprehensive, and should serve as the definitive English version.” —Leopold Froehlich, Playboy

The Kamasutra: The Original Sanskrit and An English Translation

YogaVidya.com

Summary The first complete edition of the Kamasutra. It contains a crisp introduction; the original Sanskrit; a new, accurate and readable English translation; fifty full-page illustrations using period clothing, jewelry, and settings; and a thorough index. Endorsement “The Kamasutra enjoys a prominent place in the pantheon of pleasure. Too often bowdlerized or bastardized, it has been difficult for English speakers to comprehend the work in all its complexity. This new translation is at once accessible and comprehensive, and should serve as the definitive English version.” —Leopold Froehlich, Playboy Table of Contents Introduction xi Part One: General Matters 1 One: Summary of the Guide 3 Two: The Three Aims of Life 10 Three: Exposition of the Skills 18 Four: Lifestyle of the Elegant Man 25 Five: The Lover and His Companions 38 Part Two: Sexual Intercourse 47 One: Sexual Unions 49 Sexual Intercourse with Regard to Size, Endurance and Temperament 49 The Variations of Love 58 Two: Embraces 61 Three: Ways of Kissing 77 Four: Forms of Scratching 85 Five: Biting and Behaviors 92 Ways of Biting 92 Behavior Typical of Women from Different Provinces 95 Six: Positions and Unusual Acts 100 Different Sexual Positions 100 Unusual Sexual Acts 118 Seven: Slapping and Moaning 130 Eight: Imitation and Techniques 138 Imitating the Sexual Role of a Man 138 Sexual Techniques of a Man 141 Nine: Oral Sex 151 Ten: Sex: Beginning, Ending, Types, Quarrels 165 The Beginning and Conclusion of Sexual Intercourse 165 Different Kinds of Sex 172 The Lovers’ Quarrel 175 Part Three: Young Women 181 One: Choosing a Bride 183 Rules of Courtship 183 Deciding a Match 188 Two: Winning Her Confidence 191 Three: Approaches and Gestures 200 Approaching a Young Woman 200 Indications through Gestures and Facial Expressions 209 Four: Advances 213 Advances a Man Can Make on His Own 213 Approaching a Man One Desires 219 Winning a Young Woman by Advances 222 Five: Stratagems for Weddings 225 Part Four: The Wife 233 One: The Only Wife 235 Conduct of an Only Wife 235 Conduct of a Wife Whose Husband is Abroad 244 Two: The Other Wives 248 Conduct of the Senior Wife to the Co-Wives 248 Conduct of the Junior Wife 251 Conduct of the Remarried Woman 253 Conduct of an Unloved Wife 256 Matters Pertaining to the Harem 258 Conduct of a Man with Several Wives 261 Part Five: Other Men’s Wives 265 One: Seducing Successfully 267 Exposing the Nature of Men and Women 267 Causes of Resistance 270 Men Who Have Success with Women 275 Women Who are Easily Won 276 Two: Intimacy and Advances 279 Ways to Intimacy 279 Making Advances 284 Three: Examination of Inclinations 287 Four: Tasks of the Female Messenger 294 Five: The Erotic Desire of Rulers 309 Six: Harems and Wives 320 Life in the Harem 320 Guarding One’s Wives 329 Part Six: Courtesans 333 One: Friends and Lovers 335 The Appraisal of a Friend, Suitable and Unsuitable Lovers, and Reasons for Approaching a Lover 335 How to Acquire One 341 Two: Compliance with the Lover 345 Three: Money, Indifference and Disposal 358 Ways to Make Money 358 Signs and Recognition of Indifference 362 Methods for Driving the Lover Away 364 Four: Restoring a Broken Relationship 368 Five: Types of Profit 378 Six: Profit, Loss, Risk and Types of Available Women 388 Considering Profit and Loss, and their Consequences and Risks 388 Types of Available Women 400 Part Seven: Advanced Methods 403 One: Luck, Spellbinding and Aphrodisiacs 405 Two: Passion, Enlargement and Techniques 419 Contributors 433 Index 435

The Kamasutra

Love and sex. All seek it, and some are even lucky enough find it, but few are able to perfect it. How many lovers throughout the world understand its subtle intricacies and are able to maximize their exploration of its mysteries? Are you one of them? Arguably the most famous work on sex ever written, this classic erotic text is considered to be the definitive work on love and all aspects of sex in Sanskrit literature. The Vatsyayana Kama Sutra is translated for you in its original form presented complete with exotic illustrations. The timeless text and lessons on love, marriage and the joys of sexual unions provides a valuable resource that will help you and your partner maximize your intimacy with techniques, sexual positions, and words of advice. The Kama Sutra covers human nature and ancient eastern society. Surprisingly frank and without guilt or shame, the relevance of this sensuous work has not diminished and people will continue to consult it for a thousand years to come. Let the wisdom of Vatsyayana guide you through the ages-old act of Love. Unlock the hidden pleasures that Sex has to offer!

Illustrated Kama Sutra

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Book Jungle

Romance

New Adult & College

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