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  2. Kama Sutra - Wikipedia

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    The Kamasutra, states the Indologist and Sanskrit literature scholar Ludo Rocher, discourages adultery but then devotes "not less than fifteen sutras (1.5.6–20) to enumerating the reasons (karana) for which a man is allowed to seduce a married woman".

  3. Daṇḍa (Hindu punishment) - Wikipedia

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    Daṇḍa" (Sanskrit: दण्ड, literally 'stick', 'staff', or 'rod', an ancient symbol of authority) [1] is the Hindu term for punishment. In ancient India, the ruler generally sanctioned punishments but other legal officials could also play a part. Punishments were handed out in response to criminal activity.

  4. Adultery - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. Type of extramarital sex This article is about the act of adultery or extramarital sex. For other uses, see Adultery (disambiguation). For a broad overview, see Religion and sexuality. Illustration depicting an adulterous wife, circa 1800 Sex and the law Social issues Consent ...

  5. Ahalya - Wikipedia

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    In Hinduism, Ahalya (Sanskrit: अहल्या, IAST: Ahalyā) also spelt as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi.Many Hindu scriptures describe her legend of seduction by the king of the gods Indra, her husband's curse for her infidelity, and her liberation from the curse by the god Rama.

  6. Prāyaścitta - Wikipedia

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    Prāyaścitta (Sanskrit: प्रायश्चित्त) is the Sanskrit word which means "atonement, penance, expiation". [1] [2] [3] In Hinduism, it is a ...

  7. Ratirahasya - Wikipedia

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    There are fifteen pachivedes (chapters) and 800 verses in Ratirahasya which deal with various topics such as different physiques, lunar calendar, different types of genitals, characteristics of women of various ages, hugs, kisses, sexual intercourse and sex positions, sex with a strange woman, etc. [1] [2] Kokkoka describes various stages of love in Ratirahasya, the fifth stage being weight ...

  8. Sutra - Wikipedia

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    [1] [12] The word is related to sūci (Sanskrit: सूचि) meaning "needle, list", [13] and sūnā (Sanskrit: सूना) meaning "woven". [ 1 ] In the context of literature, sūtra means a distilled collection of syllables and words, any form or manual of "aphorism, rule, direction" hanging together like threads with which the teachings ...

  9. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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    Sanskrit (/ ˈ s æ n s k r ɪ t /; attributively संस्कृत-; [15] [16] nominally संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam, [17] [18] [d]) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. [20] [21] [22] It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the ...