Library·Kāmasūtra·2·2.1·2.1.26

Kāmasūtra 2.1.26

Kama 2.1.26

कथम् उपाय-वैलक्षण्यं तु सर्गात्। कर्ता हि पुरुषो ऽधिकरणं युवतिः। अन्यथा हि कर्ता क्रियां प्रतिपद्यते ऽन्यथा चाधारः। तस्माच् चोपाय-वैलक्षण्यात् सर्गाद् अभिमान-वैलक्षण्यम् अपि भवति। अभियोक्ताहम् इति पुरुषो ऽनुरज्यते। अभियुक्ताहम् अनेनेति युवतिर् इति वात्स्यायनः।

katham upāya-vailakṣaṇyaṃ tu sargāt. kartā hi puruṣo 'dhikaraṇaṃ yuvatiḥ. anyathā hi kartā kriyāṃ pratipadyate 'nyathā cādhāraḥ. tasmāc copāya-vailakṣaṇyāt sargād abhimāna-vailakṣaṇyam api bhavati. abhiyoktāham iti puruṣo 'nurajyate. abhiyuktāham aneneti yuvatir iti vātsyāyanaḥ.

Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

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Cite as: Kāmasūtra 2.1.26, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/Kama/2.1.26), after GRETIL.

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