[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) › c8.139 # The World of Courtesans c8.139 The World of Courtesans c8.139 - **Language:** English ### [c8.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.139) The friends of a \*nagaraka\* included such curious people as barbers, washermen, perfumers, florists, wine merchants, mendicants, cowherds, betel-leaf sellers, \*pithamarda\*, \*vita\*, jesters and their wives. These low characters naturally rendered him all kinds of service, carrying messages to the women of his choice. Messengers and go-betweens played an important part in the love affairs of the \*nagaraka\*, and they were clever, audacious, masters of sign languages, trustworthy and alert. - [Previous: c8.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.138) - [Next: c8.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.140) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.139) · Pramāṇa