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# The World of Courtesans c10.29

The World of Courtesans c10.29

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### [c10.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.29)

\*Drinking brandy, rum and wine,\*  
\*Mother fell extremely ill.\*  
\*If mother now should peak and pine,\*  
\*A jackal-pack would have its fill.\*  
(Ryder, \*IV. 30.\*)

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## Cites (1)

- [Mṛcchakaṭika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.prakarana.mrcchakatika) — Śūdraka, Sanskrit

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