art of wantonness. (It is mentioned in the second chapter
of the Daśakumārach. as one in a long list of arts, a mother
is to afford her daughter instruction in, if she wants to
bring her up as a courtezan; this fine description of mater-
nal duties is termed there gaṇikāmāturadhikāraḥ, and com-
prises amongst others:) sajīvanirjīvāsu ca dyūtakalāsvabhyanta-
rīkaraṇaṃ (initiation in the art of gambling with live and
dumb objects) abhyantarakalāsu vaiśvāsikajanātprayatnena prayoga-
grahaṇam ‘making her learn from confidential friends how to
become an arrant coquette’ &c. E. abhyantara and kalā.