Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.27.1
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.27.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.27.1
gaṇikādhyakṣo gaṇikānvayām agaṇikānvayāṃ vā rūpayauvanaśilpasampannāṃ sahasreṇa gaṇikāṃ kārayet, kuṭumbārdhena pratigaṇikām //
THE Superintendent of Prostitutes shall employ (at the king's court) on a salary of 1,000 panas (per annum) a prostitute (ganiká), whether born or not born of a prostitute's family, and noted for her beauty, youth, and accomplishments.
A rival prostitute (pratiganiká) on half the above salary (kutumbárdhéna) shall also be appointed.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit