It is employed, together with biting, by those to whom the practice is agreeable. Xxx For example, the text discusses eight forms of alingana (embrace) in verses 2.2.7–23: sphrishtaka, viddhaka, udghrishtaka, piditaka, lataveshtitaka, vrikshadhirudha, tilatandula and kshiranira. When five marks with the nails are made close to one another near the nipple of the breast, it is called ‘the jump of a hare’. But Suvarnanabha is of opinion that when the impetuosity of passion is excessive, the places need not be considered. When a person is going on a journey, and makes a mark on the thighs, or on the breast, it is called a ‘token of remembrance’. ———————————————————————————————————————————————–Vatsyayana Kama Sutra Part 2, Chapter 4 : Sexual union by Pressing, or Marking, or Scratching with the Nails
CHAPTER IV
ON PRESSING, OR MARKING, OR SCRATCHING WITH THE NAILS
WHEN love becomes intense, pressing with the nails or scratching
