[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) › c7.30 # The World of Courtesans c7.30 The World of Courtesans c7.30 - **Language:** English ### [c7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.30) While the killer of a \*ganika\* escaped with a heavy, almost crippling fine, the opposite was the case if it was a \*ganika\* who killed her lover For this heinous offence capital sentence was meted out to her; she was burnt at the stake or thrown into the water and forcibly drowned This heavy sentence was fixed with a view to assuring the clients that their lives were safe. - [Previous: c7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.29) - [Next: c7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.31) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.30) · Pramāṇa