[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) › c10.5 # The World of Courtesans c10.5 The World of Courtesans c10.5 - **Language:** English ### [c10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.5) \*Why should you tremble, should you flee,\* \*A-quiver like the plantain tree?\* \*Your garment's border, red and fair,\* \*Is all a-shiver in the air;\* \*Now and again, a lotus-bud\* \*Falls to the ground, as red as blood.\* (Ryder, \*I. 20\*) - [Previous: c10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.4) - [Next: c10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.6) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c10.5) · Pramāṇa