{"product_id":"the-first-sanscrit-printed-edition-of-the-kama-sutra-nirnaya-sagar-press-bombay-1891","title":"The first printed Sanskrit edition of the Kama Sutra - Nirnaya Sagar Press - Bombay - 1891","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe first Sanskrit edition of the Kama Sutra - In its original language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"For private circulation only\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-“Prepared by Gaṅgāprasāda, known to Pandit Durga Prasad of the great king of Kāśī (Benares)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-Printed at the Nirṇaya Sāgar Press, Bombay (Mumbai), India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-1891\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-1 preliminary leaf, 3, 371 (1) pages (complete). Interleaved with blanks - a study copy. A few annotations to the start of book 2 \"On Sexual Union\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-Octavo format: 24 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVery good condition. Contemporary cloth binding with splitting starting to front board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is the first printed edition of the Kama Sutra in its original Sanskrit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe edition was published in Jaipur in 1891 with the heading “for private circulation only” highlighting Victorian sensibilities at the time. The text was prepared by Pandit Durga Prasad and aimed at local scholars and educated westerners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst written around 2000 years ago, and ascribed to Vatsyayana, manuscript editions have been circulating for millennia. The first printed edition was not produced until 1883 when Sir Francis Burton published an English edition at the fictional “Hindoo Kama Shastra Society” in Benares (Varanasi).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough best known for its sexual content, the Kama Sutra had a much deeper meaning - as it aims to be a guide to human relationships, courtship and marriage. Kama - the pursuit of pleasure - is described as a legitimate life goal alongside dharma (duty) and artha (prosperity) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;\" clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56783021277562,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/IMG_7104.heic?v=1775812634","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/the-first-sanscrit-printed-edition-of-the-kama-sutra-nirnaya-sagar-press-bombay-1891","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}