[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) › c4.6 # The World of Courtesans c4.6 The World of Courtesans c4.6 - **Language:** English ### [c4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.6) The \*Rig Veda\*, however, refers clearly to a dancing girl. For instance Ushas is likened to a dancing girl wearing embroidered garments (\*adhipesamsi\*) and baring her bosom. In the opinion of Pischel and Geldner, in other passages of the \*Rig Veda\*, especially those in which Ushas is mentioned, she possesses the character of a \*hetaira\*. - [Previous: c4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.5) - [Next: c4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.7) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c4.6) · Pramāṇa