|
Part 1 |
In conclusion.
A man, employing the sixty-four means mentioned by Babhravya, obtains his object, and
enjoys the woman of the first quality. Though he may speak well on other subjects, if he
does not know the sixty-four divisions, no great respect is paid to him in the assembly of the
learned. A man, devoid of other knowledge, but well acquainted with the sixty-four
divisions, becomes a leader in any society of men and women. What man will not respect
the sixty-four arts,3 considering they are respected by the learned, by the cunning, and by
the courtesans. As the sixty-four arts are respected, are charming, and add to the talent of
women, they are called by the Acharyas dear to women. A man skilled in the sixty-four arts
is looked upon with love by his own wife, by the wives of others, and by courtesans.
Footnotes
1
The fresh juice of the cocoa nut tree, the date tree, and other kinds of palm trees are drunk in
India. It will keep fresh very long, but ferments rapidly, and is then distilled into liquor.
2
The characteristics of these three individuals have been given in Part I, page 117.
3
A definition of the sixty-four arts is given in Part I, Chapter III, pages 107-111.
|
 |
