Kama Sutra

/ˌkɑːmə ˈsuːtrə/
noun
1.
the Kama Sutra, an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
Word Origin
Sanskrit: book on love, from kāma love + sūtra thread
Contemporary definitions for kama sutra
noun

in Sanskrit literature, a treatise on love and sexual technique

Word Origin

Sanskrit kama 'love' + sutra 'rule'

Word Origin and History for kama sutra

Kama Sutra

also Kamasutra, 1874, from Sanskrit Kama Sutra, name of the ancient treatise on love and sexual performance, from kama "love" (see whore) + sutra (see sutra).

kama sutra in Culture

Kama Sutra definition


A detailed, erotic account of the art and techniques of love, possibly written by a first-century sage. An unexpurgated English translation was published in 1883 by the British explorer and scholar Sir Richard Francis Burton.

Note: Kama is the god of love in Hindu mythology.