Chedyavidhi, Chedya-vidhi: 1 definition

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Chedyavidhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chedyavidhi.

In Hinduism

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

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Daśanacchedyavidhi (दशनच्छेद्यविधि) refers to the “section dealing with (Bite) Wounds”, according to chapter 1 of the Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life; being written by Mallanāga Vātsyāyana in the 2nd century A.D. it belongs to the Kāmaśāstra branch of literature which deals with the ancient Indian science of love-making.—Topics of Book II (on sexual union) include: Kinds of Union according to Dimensions, Force of Desire, and Time; and on the different kinds of Love; Of the Embrace; On Kissing; On Pressing or Marking with the Nails; On Biting (daśana-cchedyavidhi), and the ways of Love to be employed with regard to Women of different countries; On the various ways of Lying down, and the different kinds of Congress; On the various ways of Striking, and of the Sounds appropriate to them; About females acting the part of Males; On holding the Lingam in the Mouth; How to begin and how to end the Congress. Different kinds of Congress, and Love Quarrels.

Source: archive.org: The Kama sutra of Vatsyayana (Burton)
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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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