[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) › c8.137 # The World of Courtesans c8.137 The World of Courtesans c8.137 - **Language:** English ### [c8.137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.137) Although the association with courtesans was condemned by the \*sastras\*, Vatsyayana states that society attached little stigma to it. A \*veshya\* was recognized as a kind of \*nayika\* or heroine. According to one of the early authorities Ghotakamukha, a separate Chapter was composed on the daughters of courtesans and unmarried maid-servants, though Vatsyayana includes them all in the \*veshya\* class. - [Previous: c8.136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.136) - [Next: c8.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.138) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.137) · Pramāṇa