[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) › c8.72 # The World of Courtesans c8.72 The World of Courtesans c8.72 - **Language:** English ### [c8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.72) \*Sampathyam\* The term connotes congregational recitation either for amusement or dispute. In such a gathering one of the members of the party read from a prescribed book and a second followed him though he had not heard him before. - [Previous: c8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.71) - [Next: c8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.73) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.72) · Pramāṇa