[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) › c13.52 # The World of Courtesans c13.52 The World of Courtesans c13.52 - **Language:** English ### [c13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.52) One irate lover held his beloved's hair and struck her with his fist. A lover's eyes fell on his rival; he followed him with an open knife till darkness swallowed them both. Another lover felt pleased when his beloved struck him with her foot. One lover held a wine cup to the lips of his beloved. An expert in wreathing flowers was arranging a jasmine chaplet on the top-knot of his beloved. A rake was engrossed in food and drinks. He was in the company of his beloved Another was painting a \*tilaka\* mark on the forehead of his beloved. - [Previous: c13.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.51) - [Next: c13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.53) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c13.52) · Pramāṇa