The remaining Chapters and Conclusion

The Vaisikadhikarana, which has six adhyayas, has influenced the poets to some extent. The first adhyaya narrates the behaviour of a general courtesan and it ↑ instructs her with whom to make friendship. Poets like Bhartrhari and Damodaragupta have clearly showed the greediness of a prostitute through their works. In Kuttanimata, Vikarala introduces many persons of Malati for union. Those persons, who have abundant wealth are mentioned by the Kamasutra. The second adhyaya, which gives a graphic picture of a harlot, who lives like a wife, tells many plans to a courtesan to show her love as real love. Sudraka's Vasantasena is the best example for this type of courtesan. Vasantasena behaves according to the words of Vatsyayana. 78. History of Indian Literature, Vol. III Part I, p. 169, (Motilal Banarasidass, Delhi).

374 The other last four adhyayas explain in detail the different means of gaining money from a lover; different ways to get rid of the poor lover; different plans for re-union with former lover and different types of courtesans. Damodaragupta's Kuttanimata illustrates all the above subjects according to the Kamasutra. Paficatantra and Hitopadesa, which are didactic works, give the general rules and regulations of a harlot. The behaviour of a prostitute is described by those works picturesquely on the basis of vatsyayana's Kamasutra only. Thus the whole adhikarana has helped the writers in Sanskrit to sketch the character of a harlot in their works.