[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) › c13.15 # The World of Courtesans c13.15 The World of Courtesans c13.15 - **Language:** English ### [c13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.15) The summer season was hot and the wind scorching. In this season the courtesans who were loyal to the king received from him a present of covered carts, palanquins, and sleeping cots with jewelled legs. They found happiness in the pleasure gardens and received \*chauris\* made of yak-hair, golden betel boxes, and sharp swords. These courtesans drank wine from goblets held by their maid-servants. They were soon quite drunk. When they tried to sing the words refused to come, their red eyes indicated their anger; perspiration gathered on their foreheads marked with the \*tilakas\* and the eyebrows pointed downward. - [Previous: c13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.14) - [Next: c13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.16) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.15) · Pramāṇa