[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) › c9.84 # The World of Courtesans c9.84 The World of Courtesans c9.84 - **Language:** English ### [c9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.84) The adventures of Kamamanjari do not end here. Apaharavarman in the course of his visit to Champa met a Jain monk who was in a miserable state. He said that Kamamanjari was the cause of his ruination. He was the eldest son of a prosperous merchant of Champa and was nicknamed "Ugly" because of his appearance. There was another man in the town named "Handsome" who was not rich A city scoundrel (\*pauradhurta\*) who made a living by fomenting quarrels, created dissension between these two. Once in a festive gathering (\*utsavasamaja\*), Ugly and Handsome started a quarrel. In this quarrel the scoundrel tried to appease them and laid down the principle that neither good looks nor cash mattered; the best man was one whose youthfulness attracted the gayest girls. He also suggested that it was Kamamanjari who was in a position to decide the issue. Ugly, with all his money managed to gain her favour to the embarrassment of his rival But she fleeced him completely and left him a beggar - [Previous: c9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.83) - [Next: c9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.85) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.84) · Pramāṇa