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PrefacePart 1. The Vatsyayana Sutra1. Chapter 1. Introductory Preface2. Chapter 2. On The Acquisition Of Dharma, Artha And Kama3. Chapter 3. On The Arts And Sciences To Be Studied4. Chapter 4. The Life Of A Citizen5. Chapter 5. About The Kinds Of Women Resorted To By The Citizens...Part 2. Of Sexual Union1. Chapter 1. Kinds Of Sexual Union2. Chapter 2. Of The Embrace3. Chapter 3. On Kissing4. Chapter 4. On Pressing, Or Marking, Or Scratching With The Nails5. Chapter 5. On Biting, And The Means To Be Employed...6. Chapter 6. Of The Different Ways Of Lying Down...7. Chapter 7. Of The Various Modes Of Striking...8. Chapter 8. About Women Acting The Part Of A Man...9. Chapter 11. Of The Auparishtaka Or Mouth Congress10. Chapter 10. Of The Way How To Begin And How To End...Part 3. About The Acquisition Of A Wife1. Chapter 1. On Marriage2. Chapter 2. Of Creating Confidence In The Girl3. Chapter 3. On Courtship...4. Chapter 4. About Things To Be Done Only By The Man...5. Chapter 5. On Certain Forms Of MarriagePart 4. About A Wife1. Chapter 1. On The Manner Of Living Of A Virtuous Woman...2. Chapter 2. On The Conduct Of The Elder Wife Towards The Other Wives...Part 5. About The Wives Of Other Men1. Chapter 1. Of The Characteristics Of Men And Women2. Chapter 2. About Making Acquaintance With The Woman...3. Chapter 3. Examination Of The State Of A Woman's Mind4. Chapter 4. About The Business Of A Go-Between5. Chapter 5. About The Love Of Persons In Authority...6. Chapter 6. About The Women Of The Royal Harem...Part 6. About Courtesans1. Introductory Remarks2. Chapter 1. Of The Causes Of A Courtesan Resorting To Men...3. Chapter 2. Of Living Like A Wife4. Chapter 3. Of The Means Of Getting Money...5. Chapter 4. About Re-Union With A Former Lover6. Chapter 5. Of Different Kinds Of Gain7. Chapter 6. Of Gains And Losses...Part 7. About The Means Of Attracting Others To Yourself1. Chapter 1. On Personal Adornment...2. Chapter 2. Of The Ways Of Exciting Desire...1. Concluding Remarks