[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c10.126 # The World of Courtesans c10.126 The World of Courtesans c10.126 - **Language:** English ### [c10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.126) The first question was that if a courtesan's love is mercenary then how is it that courtesans were divided into three grades: the first, the middle and the third? The answer was that the courtesans of the third grade appreciated gifts and even loved without cause; the courtesans of the middle grade were pleased by the beauty of youth or gifts and courtesans of the first grade loved magnanimous and fashionable young lovers. - [Previous: c10.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.125) - [Next: c10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.127) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.126) · Pramāṇa