[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) › c10.169 # The World of Courtesans c10.169 The World of Courtesans c10.169 - **Language:** English ### [c10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.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." - [Previous: c10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.168) - [Next: c10.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.170) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.169) · Pramāṇa