[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) › c4.37 # The World of Courtesans c4.37 The World of Courtesans c4.37 - **Language:** English ### [c4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.37) This practice continued from epic times to the medieval period. The king and princes who led hunting expeditions to the forests also visited pleasure gardens. When Duryodhana went out on a hunting and branding expedition to ranches situated deep in the forest, his entourage included the wives of the Kshatriyas, a number of burghers (along with their wives) and a lot of singers, huntsmen, and courtesans (\*M.B.\* III. 238 ff.). - [Previous: c4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.36) - [Next: c4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.38) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.238) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.37) · Pramāṇa