[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) › c10.127 # The World of Courtesans c10.127 The World of Courtesans c10.127 - **Language:** English ### [c10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.127) He is asked how one could recognize that a courtesan was excited and ready for love. The Vita recounts the following manifestations: half closed eyes, sensitive brows, words accompanied by gestures and occasional clapping, a quickly vanishing smile, the exposure of the navel and heavy and quick breathing. - [Previous: c10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.126) - [Next: c10.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.128) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.127) · Pramāṇa