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Vātsyāyana
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500–500 · Indian logician, author of Kama Sutra

Also known as: Vatsyayana Mallanaga, Mallanaga, Mallanaga Vatsyayana, Ватсьяяна Малланага, فاتسيايانا, 바츠야야나

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Known works

  • कामसूत्र (1883)
  • Kama sutra, Ananga-ranga, El jardín perfumado
  • El Kama Sutra persa
  • Ḳamah Suṭrah
  • Kamasutra A New Complete English Translation Of The Sanskrit Text With Excerpts From The Sanskrit Jayamangala Commentary Of Yashodhara Indrapada The Hindi Jaya Commentary Of Devadatta Shastri