n. A Sanskrit treatise setting forth rules for sexual pleasure, love, and marriage in accordance with Hindu law. [Sanskrit kāmasūtram : kāmaḥ, love; see kā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + sūtram, string, manual; see syū- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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