Kamasutra

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न तु परपरिगृहीतास्वेवं कुर्यात्। प्रच्छत्रेषु प्रदेशेषु तासामनुस्मरणार्थं रागवर्धनाच्य विशेषान् दर्शयेत् ।। २६ ।।

sanskrit

One must not leave nail or tooth marks on other men's women. They can only be marked with the nails in their secret parts, as a souvenir and to increase their excitation.

english translation

hindi translation

na tu paraparigRhItAsvevaM kuryAt| pracchatreSu pradezeSu tAsAmanusmaraNArthaM rAgavardhanAcya vizeSAn darzayet || 26 ||

hk transliteration

नखक्षतानि पश्यन्त्या गूढस्थानेषु योषितः । चिरोत्सृष्टाप्यभिनवा प्रीतिर्भवति पेशला ॥ २७ ॥

sanskrit

On seeing nail marks on her secret parts [guptanga], a girl feels affection awake for a lover, whether new or old.

english translation

hindi translation

nakhakSatAni pazyantyA gUDhasthAneSu yoSitaH | cirotsRSTApyabhinavA prItirbhavati pezalA || 27 ||

hk transliteration

चिरोत्सृष्टेषु रागेषु प्रीतिर्गच्छेत् पराभवम् । रागायतनसंस्मारि यदि न स्यान्नखक्षतम् ॥ २८ ॥

sanskrit

If there are no nail marks to recall the lover's pres¬ ence, it means that passion has long since disappeared and love has been overcome.

english translation

hindi translation

cirotsRSTeSu rAgeSu prItirgacchet parAbhavam | rAgAyatanasaMsmAri yadi na syAnnakhakSatam || 28 ||

hk transliteration

पश्यतो युवतिं दूरान्नखोच्छिष्टपयोधराम् । बहुमानः परस्यापि रागयोगश्च जायते ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

When a man sees, even from afar, nail marks on a girl's breasts, he feels interest and desire for her, even without knowing her.

english translation

hindi translation

pazyato yuvatiM dUrAnnakhocchiSTapayodharAm | bahumAnaH parasyApi rAgayogazca jAyate || 29 ||

hk transliteration

पुरुषश्च प्रदेशेषु नखचिह्वैर्विचिह्नितः । चित्तं स्थिरमपि प्रायश्चलयत्येव योषितः ॥ ३० ॥

sanskrit

Similarly, it often happens that when a woman sees nail marks on the various parts of a man's body, her spirit awakens and takes her to him.

english translation

hindi translation

puruSazca pradezeSu nakhacihvairvicihnitaH | cittaM sthiramapi prAyazcalayatyeva yoSitaH || 30 ||

hk transliteration