[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) › c8.146 # The World of Courtesans c8.146 The World of Courtesans c8.146 - **Language:** English ### [c8.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.146) The approach of the courtesan and a \*parakīya\* towards her lover was expressed by knitting the eyebrows, casting angry glances etc. if she had had a quarrel with him in her own house. After her anger was pacified through the mediation of the \*pīthamarda\*, the \*viṭa\*, and the jester, she was led by them to the lover's house and she spent the night there - [Previous: c8.145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.145) - [Next: c8.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.147) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.146) · Pramāṇa