The World of Courtesans c10.169

c10.169

Madhava informs the Vita that he (the Vita) has been selected to invite members of the *vita*-assembly. When Madhava asks the names of the leading *vitas*, he begins by naming Madhava himself as the leading one: "You cross swords the whole day with creditors, you eat your meals at a friend's house in the evening, you dally with a courtesan at night or wield weapons, you do not have even water in your house and yet you go on with your boasts."