by Auddalaki Shvetaketu (500 chapters) Kâmashâstra or Bâbhravyakârikâ Kâmashâstra, by Chârâyana Kâmashâstra, by Gonikâputra Kâmashâstra, by Dattaka (according to legend, the author was transformed to a woman during a certain time) Kâmashâstra or Ratinirnaya, by Suvarnanâb Kama Sutra, by Vatsayana Jayamangala or Jayamangla, by Yashodhara: important commentary on the Kama Sutra Jaya, by Devadatta Shâstrî: a twentieth-century Hindi commentary on the Kama Sutra Sûtravritti, by Naringha Shastri: eighteenth-century commentary on the Kama Sutra Medieval and modern texts Texts upto 10th century CE Kuchopanisad, by Kuchumara (tenth century) Kuttanimata, by the eighth-century Kashmiri poet Damodaragupta (Dāmodaragupta's Kuṭṭanīmata, though often included in lists of this sort, is really a novel written in Sanskrit verse, in which an aged bawd [kuṭṭanī] named Vikarālā gives advice to a young, beautiful, but as yet unsuccessful courtesan of Benares; most of the advice comes in the form of two long moral tales, one about a heartless and therefore successful courtesan, Mañjarī, and the other about a tender-hearted and therefore foolish girl, Hāralatā, who makes the mistake of falling in love with a client and eventually dies of a broken heart.) Mânasollâsa or Abhilashitartha Chintâmani by King Someshvara or Somadeva III of the Châlukya dynasty by Kalyâni A part of this encyclopedia, the Yoshidupabhoga, is devoted to the Kamashastra. (Manasolasa or Abhilashitachintamani) Texts post 11th century CE Anangaranga, by Kalyanmalla; 15th-16th century text. Kâmasamuha, by Ananta (fifteenth century) Nagarasarvasva or Nagarsarvasva, by Bhikshu Padmashrî, a tenth- or eleventh-century Buddhist. Panchashâyaka, Panchasakya, or Panchsayaka, by Jyotirîshvara Kavishekhara (fourteenth century) Ratirahasya, by Kokkoka; 11th-12th century CE text. Janavashya by Kallarasa: based on Kakkoka's Ratirahasya Ratiratnapradîpika, by Praudha Devarâja, fifteenth-century Maharaja of Vijayanagara Samayamatrka, a satire by 11th century Kashmiri poet Ksemendra. Others Dattakasûtra, by King Mâdhava II of the Ganga dynasty of Mysore Kandarpacudamani Kuchopanishad or Kuchumâra Tantra, by Kuchumâra Rasamanjari or Rasmanjari, by the poet Bhânudatta Ratikallolini, by Dikshita Samaraja Smaradîpika, by Minanatha. Ratimanjari, by the poet Jayadeva: a synthesis of the Smaradîpika by Minanatha Shrngaradipika, by Harihar. Shringararasaprabandhadîpika, by Kumara Harihara Smarapradîpika or Smara Pradipa, by Gunâkara (son of Vachaspati) Kamashastra and Kāvya poetry One of the reasons for interest in these ancient manuals is their intimate connection with Sanskrit ornate poetry (Kāvya). The poets were supposed to be proficient in the Kamashastra. The entire approach to love and sex in Kāvya poetry is governed by the Kamashastra. References The Complete Kama Sutra, Translated by Daniélou, Alain.