[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Malayalam and Maṇipravāḷam literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam) › [Maṇipravāḷam poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.manipravalam) › Vaishikatantram # Vaishikatantram (Vaiśikatantram) വൈശികതന്ത്രം Verses in which an old courtesan instructs her daughter in the courtesan's art; the earliest Maṇipravāḷam poem. - **Language:** Malayalam - **Date:** 1200–1300 CE - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Commentaries (1) - [Udāharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.manipravalam.vaisikatantram!visvanatha) — Viśvanātha, Sanskrit, not yet digitised --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.manipravalam.vaisikatantram](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.manipravalam.vaisikatantram) · Pramāṇa