[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) › c12.4 # The World of Courtesans c12.4 The World of Courtesans c12.4 - **Language:** English ### [c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.4) Drinking was a necessary adjunct of the \*vesha\* culture and, therefore, mediaeval Sanskrit dictionaries contain the names of wines, the methods of fermentation, the ingredients used etc. There were regular inns and taverns known as \*shunda\*, \*madhuvara\* and \*madhukrama\* and people met there to drink (\*sapiti\*, \*sahapana\*, \*apana\*, \*panagoshthika\*) in cups (\*galvarka\*, \*chashaka\*, \*anuvarshana\*). The delicacies were \*upadamsa\*, \*avadamsa\*, \*chakshana\*, \*madyapasana\*. - [Previous: c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.3) - [Next: c12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.5) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c12.4) · Pramāṇa