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The Kama Sutra Book contains 35 chapters, organized into 7 parts, each of which are written by individual experts in the respective fields.
The following is the organization of the Kama Sutra Book as translated by Sir Richard Burton:
PART I : Book Kama SutraIntroduction (4 chapters) – on love in general, its place in a man’s life, and a classification of women.
- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II. ON THE ACQUISITION OF DHARMA, ARTHA AND KAMA
- CHAPTER III. ON THE ARTS AND SCIENCES TO BE STUDIED
- CHAPTER IV. THE LIFE OF A CITIZEN
- CHAPTER V. ABOUT THE KINDS OF WOMEN RESORTED TO BY THE
CITIZENS, AND OF FRIENDS AND MESSENGERS
PART II: Book Kama SutraOn Sexual Union (10 chapters) – an in-depth discussion of kissing, various types of foreplay, orgasm, a list of sex positions, oral sex, paraphilia, and ménage à trois.
- CHAPTER I. KINDS OF SEXUAL UNION ACCORDING TO DIMENSIONS, FORCE OF DESIRE OR PASSION, TIME
- CHAPTER II. OF THE EMBRACE
- CHAPTER III. ON KISSING
- CHAPTER IV. ON PRESSING, OR MARKING, OR SCRATCHING WITH THE NAILS
- CHAPTER V. ON BITING, AND THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED WITH REGARD TO WOMEN OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
- CHAPTER VI. OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LYING DOWN, AND VARIOUS KINDS OF CONGRESS
- CHAPTER VII. OF THE VARIOUS MODES OF STRIKING, AND OF THE SOUNDS APPROPRIATE TO THEM
- CHAPTER VIII. ABOUT WOMEN ACTING THE PART OF A MAN; AND OF THE WORK OF A MAN
- CHAPTER IX. OF THE AUPARISHTAKA OR MOUTH CONGRESS
- CHAPTER X. OF THE WAY HOW TO BEGIN AND HOW TO END THE CONGRESS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONGRESS AND LOVE QUARRELS
PART III: Book Kama Sutra
About the Acquisition of a Wife (5 chapters) – courtship and marriage.
- CHAPTER I. ON MARRIAGE
| - CHAPTER II. OF CREATING CONFIDENCE IN THE GIRL
- CHAPTER III. ON COURTSHIP, AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE FEELINGS BY OUTWARD SIGNS AND DEEDS
- CHAPTER IV. ABOUT THINGS TO BE DONE ONLY BY THE MAN, AND THE ACQUISITION OF THE GIRL THEREBY. ALSO WHAT IS TO BE DONE BY A GIRL TO GAIN OVER A MAN, AND SUBJECT HIM TO HER
- CHAPTER V. ON CERTAIN FORMS OF MARRIAGE
PART IV: Book Kama Sutra
About a Wife (2 chapters) – proper conduct of a wife.
- CHAPTER I. ON THE MANNER OF LIVING OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN, AND OF HER BEHAVIOUR DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND
- CHAPTER II. ON THE CONDUCT OF:
- THE ELDER WIFE TOWARDS THE OTHER WIVES OF HER HUSBAND
- ON THAT OF A YOUNGER WIFE TOWARDS THE ELDER ONES
- ON THE CONDUCT OF A VIRGIN WIDOW RE-MARRIED
- OF A WIFE DISLIKED BY HER HUSBAND
- OF THE WOMEN IN THE KING’S HAREM
- ON THE CONDUCT OF A HUSBAND TOWARDS MANY WIVES
PART V: Kama Sutra BookAbout the Wives of Other People (6 chapters) – mainly seduction.
- CHAPTER I. OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEN AND WOMEN
- THE REASONS WHY WOMEN REJECT THE ADDRESSES OF MEN
- ABOUT MEN WHO HAVE SUCCESS WITH WOMEN
- ABOUT WOMEN WHO ARE EASILY GAINED OVER
- CHAPTER II. ABOUT MAKING ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE WOMAN, AND OF THE EFFORTS TO GAIN HER OVER
- CHAPTER III. EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF A WOMAN’S MIND
- CHAPTER IV. ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF A GO-BETWEEN
- CHAPTER V. ABOUT THE LOVE OF PERSONS IN AUTHORITY FOR THE WIVES OF OTHER MEN
- CHAPTER VI. ABOUT THE WOMEN OF THE ROYAL HAREM; AND OF THE KEEPING OF ONE’S OWN WIFE
PART VI: Kama Sutra Book
About Courtesans (6 chapters).
- CHAPTER I:
- OF THE CAUSES OF A COURTESAN RESORTING TO MEN
- OF THE MEANS OF ATTACHING TO HERSELF THE MAN DESIRED
- AND OF THE KIND OF MAN THAT IT IS DESIRABLE TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH
- CHAPTER II. OF LIVING LIKE A WIFE
- CHAPTER III.:
- OF THE MEANS OF GETTING MONEY
- OF THE SIGNS OF THE CHANGE OF A LOVER’S FEELINGS
- OF THE WAY TO GET RID OF HIM
- CHAPTER IV. ABOUT RE-UNION WITH A FORMER LOVER
- CHAPTER V. OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAIN
- CHAPTER VI. OF GAINS AND LOSSES;
- ATTENDANT GAINS AND LOSSES; AND DOUBTS
- OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURTESANS
PART VII: Kama Sutra Book
On the Means of Attracting Others to Oneself (2 chapters).
- CHAPTER I.
- ON PERSONAL ADORNMENT
- ON SUBJUGATING THE HEARTS OF OTHERS
- ON TONIC MEDICINES
- CHAPTER II. OF THE WAYS OF EXCITING DESIRE, AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS, AND RECIPES