[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) › c12.14 # The World of Courtesans c12.14 The World of Courtesans c12.14 - **Language:** English ### [c12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.14) The \*Kuvalayamala\* also gives a realistic description of the conversation of the courtesans in their houses: "Hullo Pallanika, get the bedroom ready, wipe and clean the painted walls (\*chittabhitti\*). Put camphor in the wine, decorate the flower house (\*kusumamālaghara\*), draw a creeper pattern (\*pattalaya\*) on the mosaic floor, arrange a layer of flowers on the bed, blow the incense pot, confront the songsters, prepare the \*pan\*, put the camphor crystals in a casket. Bring the \*kakkola\* pills, make ready the bed near the window, give me a waternut, bring me the necklace and the garlands, light the lamp Bring the wine in. Your hair will be immersed in the wine pot; ask for the wine pitchers to be brought, hand over the wine cups and place near the bed all kinds of foods and drinks." - [Previous: c12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.13) - [Next: c12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.15) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12) ## Cites (1) - [Kuvalayamālā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.romance.kuvalayamala) — Uddyotanasūri, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.14) · Pramāṇa