[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) › c9.12 # The World of Courtesans c9.12 The World of Courtesans c9.12 - **Language:** English ### [c9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.12) The women whose lovers are away remain without perfumes, garlands and jewelry. The girls adorn their long hair with flower ornaments; necklaces dangle on their bosoms; their faces are flushed by the impact of the wind, and this sight attracts their lovers. Chaplets of fresh \*kadamba\*, \*bakula\* and \*ketakī\* flowers encircle their heads. Earrings fashioned from the buds of the \*arjuna\* perfume their tresses. They anoint their bodies with black \*agaru\* and sandal paste. The necklaces dangle fully on their pointed breasts and the transparent muslin draping them reveals the firmness of their limbs. - [Previous: c9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.11) - [Next: c9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.13) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.12) · Pramāṇa