[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) › c8.47 # The World of Courtesans c8.47 The World of Courtesans c8.47 - **Language:** English ### [c8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.47) \*Pratimala\*: In this amusing competition one of the competitors recited a verse. Taking its last letter as a clue, a competitor from the rival party recited another verse beginning with the same letter, and this went on for a long time till one of the parties was defeated. \*Pratimala\* is still continued in the form of \*antakshari\*. - [Previous: c8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.46) - [Next: c8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.48) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.47) · Pramāṇa