[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) › c9.87 # The World of Courtesans c9.87 The World of Courtesans c9.87 - **Language:** English ### [c9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.87) "Now when a player made a careless throw, I laughed a little. But his opponent seemed to flare up, looking at me with an eye red with wrath, and shouting: 'Man, you tell him how to play when you laugh. Let this uneducated duffer go. I'll just play with you—you seem a smart one.' The proprietor offered no objection: he clinched with me and I won sixteen thousand dinar. Half I gave to the proprietor and his staff; half I pocketed. Then I rose, and with me rose delighted congratulations from the company. I humoured the proprietor's invitation and shared a most noble banquet in his establishment. But he who had occasioned my gambling incarnation, became a friend, trustworthy as a second heart. His name was Vimardaka." - [Previous: c9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.86) - [Next: c9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.88) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.87) · Pramāṇa