[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) › c10.220 # The World of Courtesans c10.220 The World of Courtesans c10.220 - **Language:** English ### [c10.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.220) "The female elephant bends down to take up her mount. She trumpets slowly. A woman is entering the palanquin at the door. The horse is pressed by the load of the full buttocks of a courtesan. Her movements resound with the tinklings of the zone, the anklets and earrings; it is trotting forth slowly." - [Previous: c10.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.219) - [Next: c10.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.221) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.220) · Pramāṇa