vaatsyaayan
vaatsyaayan ya mallang vaatsyaayan Bhaarat ke ek praacheen daarshanik the. jinka samay guptavansh ke samay (6thi shati se 8veen shati) maana jaata hai. unhone kaamasootr evam nyaayasootrabhaashya ki rachana ki.
maharshi vaatsyaayan ka janm Bihar raajya mein hua tha. maharshi vaatsyaayan ne kaamasootr mein na keval daampatya jeevan ka shrrungaar kiya hai varan kala, shilpakala evam saahitya ko bhi sanpadit kiya hai. arth ke kshetr mein jo sthaan kautilya ka hai, kaam ke kshetr mein vahi sthaan maharshi vaatsyaayan ka hai.