[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) › c10.184 # The World of Courtesans c10.184 The World of Courtesans c10.184 - **Language:** English ### [c10.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.184) The Vita then meets the overdressed Bhattīmaghavarman, who resembled a well-caparisoned pony heading a marriage procession. He was the son of a commander and hailed from northern Gujarat He had ordered the arrest of vagabonds (\*dindis\*) from Gujarat. They keep on pleading their innocence. When he sees the Vita, Maghavarman calls out to him: "Friend, I am waited upon by a host of chamberlains—do you regard me as a king even now? Please stop for a moment I am coming. Look, here comes Bhattī! He is like a ponderous bull and takes measured steps on the sand. He is an old hand The \*vesha\* is a place for fun and therefore his make-up is right for the occasion." - [Previous: c10.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.183) - [Next: c10.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.185) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.184) · Pramāṇa