Kama Sutra
/ˌkɑː.məˈsʊ.tɹə/US/ˌkɑ.məˈsuː.tɹə/
Kama Sutra proper noun: a Sanskrit treatise (sutra) setting forth rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure, love, and marriage in accordance with Hindu law.
Proper noun
the Kama Sutra
- A Sanskrit treatise (sutra) setting forth rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure, love, and marriage in accordance with Hindu law.
- Little is known about the Kama Sutra’s author, Vatsyayana, who claimed to be a celibate monk who had compiled all of the accumulated sexual knowledge from several previous authors as a form of his own meditation and contemplation of the deity.2018, Scott Christianson, Colin Salter, 100 Books that Changed the World, Batsford Books, →ISBN
Kama Sutra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Kama Sutra in Hindi
- Sanskrit treatise
- कामसूत्र kāmasūtr
Kama Sutra in Tamil
- Sanskrit treatise
- காம சூத்திரம் kāma cūttiram
Kama Sutra in Marathi
- Sanskrit treatise
- कामसूत्र kāmsūtra
Kama Sutra in Urdu
- Sanskrit treatise
- کاما سترا kāma-sūtrā
More languagesFewer languages
- Kama Sutra in Bengali
- কামসূত্র kamośutro
- Kama Sutra in Telugu
- కామసూత్ర kāmasūtra
- Kama Sutra in Malayalam
- കാമസൂത്രം kāmasūtraṁ
- Kama Sutra in Gujarati
- કામસૂત્ર kāmsūtra
- Kama Sutra in Sanskrit
- कामसूत्र kā́ma-sūtra
- Kama Sutra in Arabic
- كَامَاسُوتْرَا kamasutrā
- Kama Sutra in Persian
- کاما سوترا kâmâ sutrâ
- Kama Sutra in Thai
- กามสูตร gaammásòot
- Kama Sutra in Myanmar
- ကာမသုတ် kama.sut
Forms of Kama Sutra
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Origin of Kama Sutra
From Sanskrit कामसूत्र (kā́ma-sūtra).
Questions about Kama Sutra
- What does Kama Sutra mean?
- Kama Sutra means a Sanskrit treatise (sutra) setting forth rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure, love, and marriage in accordance with Hindu law.
- What is Kama Sutra in Hindi?
- Kama Sutra in Hindi is कामसूत्र (kāmasūtr). See Kama Sutra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Kama Sutra?
- Kama Sutra is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kama Sutra?
- Kama Sutra is pronounced /ˌkɑː.məˈsʊ.tɹə/ (UK).
Words near Kama Sutra in the dictionary
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