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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit...

Transcriber's note

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Vatsyayana, Bhide, Shivaram Parashuram, Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, and Indrajit, Bhagavanlal
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All occurrences of "i.e." have been italicized for consistency.
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On Page 128 there is a paragraph listed as "(2)". However, there is no preceding paragraph listed as "(1)". This is unchanged.
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The following changes have been made to the text:
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Page 3: "Sancrit literature" changed to "Sanscrit literature".
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Page 4: "calied Pachivedas" changed to "called Pachivedas".
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Page 9: "sensual grat fication" changed to "sensual gratification".
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Page 12: "written by Nundi in one" changed to "written by Nandi in one".
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Page 12: "Babhravya, an inheritant" changed to "Babhravya, an inhabitant".
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Page 27: "at the botttom" changed to "at the bottom".
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Page 29: "should be understand" changed to "should be understood".
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Page 32: "heir heads shaved" changed to "their heads shaved".
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Page 39: "highesf union" changed to "highest union".
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Page 41: "if ihe ways" changed to "if the ways".
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Page 45: "neither has the rice seven colours" changed to "neither has the rice five colours".
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Page 51: "is is called a" changed to "it is called a".
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Page 52: "passion is e ces ve" changed to "passion is excessive".
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Page 52: "Middllng" changed to "Middling".
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Page 53: "breasts, it is called the" changed to "breasts, is called the".
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Page 70: "the ennuch moves about" changed to "the eunuch moves about".
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Page 70: "passes the tongue ever the end" changed to "passes the tongue over the end".
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Page 71: "sonthern bank of the Jumna" changed to "southern bank of the Jumna".
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Page 72: "be made nse of" changed to "be made use of".
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Page 73: "can then eat sweatmeats" changed to "can then eat sweetmeats".
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Page 76: "End of Part II" added.
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Page 82: "he should them embrace" changed to "he should then embrace".
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Page 101: "remarried, or a concubine" changed to "re-married, or a concubine".
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Page 104: "Tho followers of Babhravya says" changed to "The followers of Babhravya say".
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Page 106: "the ttme of her turn" changed to "the time of her turn".
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Page 110: "if his inaccesibility" changed to "if his inaccessibility".
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Page 112: "A covetuous woman" changed to "A covetous woman".
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Page 117: "better dressed that before" changed to "better dressed than before".
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Page 128: "moon-light" changed to "moonlight".
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Page 132: "t lling them" changed to "telling them".
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Page 133: "easily accesible" changed to "easily accessible".
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Page 133: "whem he is anxious" changed to "whom he is anxious".
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Page 135: "fear of avarice" changed to "fear or avarice".
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Page 136: "ways for seduciug" changed to "ways of seducing".
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Page 138: "own maintainance" changed to "own maintenance".
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Page 140: "beauty, and aimiability" changed to "beauty, and amiability".
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Page 140: "to ssess activity" changed to "to possess activity".

Source attribution

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks, Project Gutenberg eBook #27827

Works issued by the Council of the Kama Shastra Society.