The World of Courtesans c10.157

c10.157

Dhanamitra tells him that his surmises were not at all correct. He fell in love with a courtesan named Ratisena. But her mother's greed stood in the way of their mutual love. He gave away almost all his money to her mother. After some time Ratisena took him to the ashoka garden and left him there. He was rescued from there by the guards after the garden was closed. Dhanamitra asserts that though Ratisena loved him, her mother stood in their way. The Vita laughs at his stupidity. Wicked kings pass on the responsibility of their evil deeds to the shoulders of ministers and crafty courtesans on to the shoulders of their mothers.