Kama Sutra
The Kama Sutra also refers to "svairini", who are "independent women who frequent their own kind or others" (2.8.26) — or, in another passage: "the liberated woman, or "svairini", is one who refuses a husband and has relations in her own home or in other houses" (6.6.50). In a famous commentary on the Kama Sutra from the 12th century, Jayamangala, explains: "A woman known for her independence, with no sexual bars, and acting as she wishes, is called "svairini". She makes love with her own kind. She strokes her partner at the point of union, which she kisses." ("Jayamangala" on Kama Sutra 2.8.13). The various practices of lesbians are described in detail within the Second Part, Eighth Chapter of the Kama Sutra.