Part
2 - Chapter 5
ON
BITING, AND THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED WITH
REGARD TO WOMEN OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
ALL
the places that can be kissed are also the
places that can be bitten, except the upper
lip, the interior of the mouth, and the
eyes.
The
qualities of good teeth are as follows: They
should be equal, possessed of a pleasing
brightness, capable of being coloured, of
proper proportions, unbroken, and with sharp
ends.
The
defects of teeth on the other hand are that
they are blunt, protruding from the gums,
rough, soft, large, and loosely set.
The
following are the different kinds of biting:
The
hidden bite
The swollen bite
The point
The line of points
The coral and the jewel
The line of jewels
The broken cloud
The biting of the boar
The
biting, which is shown only by the excessive
redness of the skin that is bitten, is
called the `hidden bite'.
When
the skin is pressed down on both sides, it
is called the `swollen bite'.
When
a small portion of the skin is bitten with
two teeth only, it is called the `point'.
When
such small portions of the skin are bitten
with all the teeth, it is called the `line
of points'.
The
biting, which is done by bringing together
the teeth and the lips, is called the `coral
and the jewel'. The lip is the coral, and
the teeth the jewel.
When
biting is done with all the teeth, it is
called the `line of jewels'.
The
biting, which consists of unequal risings in
a circle, and which comes from the space
between the teeth, is called the `broken
cloud'. This is impressed on the breasts.
The
biting, which consists of many broad rows of
marks near to one another, and with red
intervals, is called the `biting of a boar'.
This is impressed on the breasts and the
shoulders; and these two last modes of
biting are peculiar to persons of intense
passion.
The
lower lip is the place on which the `hidden
bite', the swollen bite', and the `point'
are made; again the `swollen bite' and the
`coral and the jewel' bite are done on the
cheek. Kissing, pressing with the nails, and
biting are the ornaments of the left cheek,
and when the word cheek is used it is to be
understood as the left cheek.
Both
the `line of points' and the `line of
jewels' are to be impressed on the throat,
the arm pit, and the joints of the thighs;
but the `line of points' alone is to be
impressed on the forehead and the thighs.
The
marking with the nails, and the biting of
the following things - an ornament of the
forehead, an ear ornament, a bunch of
flowers, a betel leaf, or a tamala leaf,
which are worn by, or belong to the woman
that is beloved - are signs of the desire of
enjoyment.
Here
end the different kinds of biting.
In
the affairs of love a man should do such
things as are agreeable to the women of
different countries.
The
women of the central countries (i.e. between
the Ganges and the Jumna) are noble in their
character, not accustomed to disgraceful
practices, and dislike pressing the nails
and biting.
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