The Kama Sutra (Sanskrit: कामसूत्र About this sound pronunciation
(help·info) Kāmasūtra) is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely
considered to be the standard work on human private life and
behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of
the work consists of practical advice on love. It is largely in
prose with many inserted anustubh poetry verses. "Kāma" which is
one of the four goals of Hindu life means desire including Love
desire the latter being the subject of the textbook and "sūtra"
literally means a thread or line that holds things together and
more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line rule formula) or
a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. Contrary to
popular perception especially in the western world Kama sutra is
not just an exclusive manual; it presents itself as a guide to a
virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love
family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented
faculties of human life.
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