[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) › c8.249 # The World of Courtesans c8.249 The World of Courtesans c8.249 - **Language:** English ### [c8.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.249) Naturally the women with whom Bharata deals are not ordinary women but women connected with the royal court. They are divided into three classes, namely, the homely type (\*abhyantara\*), the public women (\*bahya\*), and the mixed type (\*bahyabhyantara\*). The homely woman belonged to a good family, and the public woman was a prostitute. The girls from good families were well-versed in court etiquette, while public women were not usually favoured by the king and they did not receive his attention. - [Previous: c8.248](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.248) - [Next: c8.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.250) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.249) · Pramāṇa