[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) › c4.33 # The World of Courtesans c4.33 The World of Courtesans c4.33 - **Language:** English ### [c4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.33) The \*Mahabharata\*, VIII. 30, 57-59 also records an interesting tradition about prostitution or slavery (\*bandhaki\*) in Bahlika It is said that once a virtuous woman was raped by the Aratta robbers, and she, therefore, pronounced a curse that every Aratta family would have a prostitute. Dr. Agrawala is of the opinion that the Madras represent the Indo-Greeks whose manners and customs were repugnant to the Aryans of the Kuru-Panchala country. - [Previous: c4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.32) - [Next: c4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.34) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.33) · Pramāṇa