Meanings
proper nounthe Kama Sutra
alternative Kamasutra
- A Sanskrit treatise (sutra) setting forth rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure, love, and marriage in accordance with Hindu law.
Little is known about the Kama Sutra’s author, Vatsyayana, who claimed to be a celibate monk who had compiled all of the accumulated sexual knowledge from several previous authors as a form of his own meditation and contemplation of the deity.
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Origin
- Sanskritकामसूत्र
- EnglishKama Sutra
From Sanskrit कामसूत्र (kā́ma-sūtra).
More words from Sanskrit
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Arabic كَامَاسُوتْرَا
- كَامَاسُوتْرَا (kamasutrā)Sanskrit treatise
Bengali কামসূত্র
- কামসূত্র (kamośutro)Sanskrit treatise
Chinese Cantonese 欲經 /欲经
- 欲經 /欲经 (juk⁶ ging¹)Sanskrit treatise
Chinese Mandarin 欲經 /欲经
- 欲經 /欲经 (Yùjīng)Sanskrit treatise
Esperanto Kamasutro
- KamasutroSanskrit treatise
Finnish Kamasutra
- KamasutraSanskrit treatise
French Kâmasûtra
- KâmasûtraSanskrit treatise
Greek Κάμα Σούτρα
- Κάμα Σούτρα (Káma Soútra)Sanskrit treatise
Hebrew קאמה סוטרה
- קאמה סוטרהSanskrit treatise
Hindi कामसूत्र
- कामसूत्र (kāmasūtr)Sanskrit treatise
Hungarian Kámaszútra
- KámaszútraSanskrit treatise
Japanese カーマ・スートラ
- カーマ・スートラ (Kāma-Sūtora)Sanskrit treatise
Korean 카마수트라
- 카마수트라 (Kamasuteura)Sanskrit treatise
Persian کاما سوترا
- کاما سوترا (kâmâ sutrâ)Sanskrit treatise
Polish Kamasutra
- KamasutraSanskrit treatise
Portuguese Kama Sutra
- Kama SutraSanskrit treatise
Romanian Kama Sutra
- Kama SutraSanskrit treatise
Russian Камасу́тра
- Камасу́тра (Kamasútra)Sanskrit treatise
Swedish Kama Sutra
- Kama SutraSanskrit treatise
Tamil காம சூத்திரம்
- காம சூத்திரம் (kāma cūttiram)Sanskrit treatise
Thai กามสูตร
- กามสูตร (gaammásòot)Sanskrit treatise
Urdu کاما سترا
- کاما سترا (kāma-sūtrā)Sanskrit treatise
Cite this entry
APA
Kama Sutra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kama%20Sutra
MLA
“Kama Sutra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kama%20Sutra. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kama Sutra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kama%20Sutra.
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