The World of Courtesans c11.153

c11.153

In the Fourth Chapter of the *Deshopadesha*, bawds are the targets of Kshemendra's attack. A bawd keeps guard over the treasures of her daughters, extorts money from her lovers and leads good men astray. She is indispensable to a courtesan and to earn money she calls even an old man a son. Even if she is restored to health by her relatives, she accuses them of larceny. She is quarrelsome and adept in driving away clients who have no money.