Kāmasūtra · Chapter 2.2

saṃprayogāṅgaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭir ity ācakṣate. catuḥṣaṣṭi-prakaraṇatvāt.

śāstram evedaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭir ity ācārya-vādaḥ.

kalānāṃ catuḥṣaṣṭitvāt tāsāṃ ca saṃprayogāṅga-bhūtatvāt kalā-samūho vā catuḥṣaṣṭir iti. ṛcāṃ daśatayīnāṃ ca saṃjñitatvāt. ihāpi tad-artha-saṃbandhāt. pañcāla-saṃbandhāc ca bahv-ṛcair eṣā pūjārthaṃ saṃjñā pravartitā ity eke.

āliṅgana-cumbana-nakha-cchedya-daśana-cchedya-saṃveśana-sīt:kṛta-puruṣāyitaupariṣṭakānām āṣṭānām aṣṭadhā vikalpa-bhedād aṣṭāv aṣṭakāś catuḥṣaṣṭir iti bābhravīyāḥ.

vikalpa-vargāṇām aṣṭānāṃ nyūnādikatva-darśanāt prahaṇa-viruta-puruṣopasṛpti-citra-ratādīnām anyeṣām api vargāṇām iha praveśanāt prāyo-vādo 'yam. yathā sapta-parṇo vṛkṣaḥ pañca-varṇo balir iti vātsyāyanaḥ.

tatrā:samāgatayoḥ prīti-liṅga-dyotanārtham āliṅgana-catuṣṭayam. [1] spṛṣṭakam [2] viddhakam [3] udghṛṣṭakam [4] pīḍitakam iti.

sarvatra saṃjñārthenaiva karmātideśaḥ.

saṃmukhāgatāyāṃ prayojyāyām anyāpadeśena gacchato gātreṇa gātrasya sparśanaṃ [1] spṛṣṭakam.

prayojyaṃ sthitam upaviṣṭaṃ vā vi:jane kiṃ cid gṛhṇāti payo-dhareṇa viddhyet. nāyako 'pi tām avapīḍya gṛhṇīyād iti [2] viddhakam.

tad ubhayam an:ati:pravṛtta-saṃbhāṣaṇayoḥ.

tamasi jana-saṃbādhe vi:jane vātha śanakair gacchator nāti:hrasva-kālam udgharṣaṇaṃ paras-parasya gātrāṇām [3] udghṛṣṭakam.

tad eva kuḍya-saṃdeśena stambha-saṃdeśena vā sphuṭakam avapīḍayed iti [4] pīḍitakam.

tad ubhayam avagata-parasparākārayoḥ.

[1] latāveṣṭitakaṃ [2] vṛkṣādhirūḍhakaṃ [3] tila-taṇḍulakaṃ [4] kṣīra-nīrakam iti catvāri saṃprayoga-kāle..2.2.15 lateva śālam āveṣṭayantī cumbanārthaṃ mukham avanamayet. uddhṛtya manda-sītkṛtā tam āśritā vā kiṃcid rāmaṇīyakaṃ paśyet tal [1] latāveṣṭitakam.

caraṇena caraṇam ākramya dvitīyenoru-deśam ākramantī veṣṭayantī vā tat-pṛṣṭha-saktaika- bāhur dvitīyenāṃsam avanamayantī īṣan manda-sītkṛta-kūjitā cumabanārtham evādhiroḍhum icched iti [2] vṛkṣādhirūḍhakam.

tad ubhayam sthita-karma.

śayana-gatāv evoru-vyatyāsaṃ bhuja-vyatyāsaṃ ca sa:saṃgharṣam iva ghanaṃ saṃsvajete tat [3] tila-taṇḍulakam.

rāgāndhāv an:apekṣitātyayau parasparam anuviśata ivotsaṅga-gatāyām abhimukhopaviṣṭāyāṃ śayane veti [4] kṣīra-jalakam.

tad ubhayaṃ rāga-kāle.

ity upagūhana-yogā bābhravīyāḥ.

suvarṇanābhasya tv adhikam ekāṅgopagūhana-catuṣṭayam.

tatroru-saṃdaṃśenaikam ūrum ūrudvayaṃ vā sarvaprāṇaṃ pīḍayed ity ūrūpagūhanam[1].

jaghanena jaghanam avapīḍya prakīryamāṇa-keśa-hastā nakha-daśana-prahaṇana-cumbana- prayojanāya tad upari laṅghayet taj jaghanopagūhanam[2].

stanābhyām uraḥ praviśya tatraiva bhāram āropayed iti stanāliṅganam[3].

mukhe mukham āsajyākṣiṇī akṣṇor lalāṭena lalāṭam āhanyāt sālalāṭikā[4].

saṃvāhanam apy upagūhana-prakāram ity eke manyante. saṃsparśatvāt.

pṛthak-kālatvād bhinna-prayojanatvād a:sādhāraṇatvān neti vātsyāyanaḥ

pṛcchatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ vāpi tathā kathayatām api. upagūha-vidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ riraṃsā jāyate nṛṇām..

ye 'pi hy a:śāstritāḥ kecit saṃyogā rāga-vardhanāḥ. ādareṇaiva te 'py atra prayojyāḥ sāṃprayogikāḥ..

śāstrāṇāṃ viṣayas tāvad yāvan manda-rasā narāḥ. raticakre-pravṛtte tu naiva śāstram na ca kramaḥ..