Dramatis Personae
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The Little Clay Cart, by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], at sacred-texts.com
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
CHĀRUDATTA, a Brahman merchant
ROHASENA, his son
MAITREYA, his friend
VARDHAMĀNAKA, a servant in his house
SANSTHĀNAKA, brother-in-law of King PĀLAKA
STHĀVARAKA, his servant
Another Servant of SANSTHĀNAKA
A Courtier
ARYAKA, a herdsman who becomes king
SHARVILAKA, a Brahman, in love with MADANIKĀ
A Shampooer, who becomes a Buddhist monk
MĀTHURA, a gambling-master
DARDURAKA, a gambler
Another Gambler
servants of VASANTASENĀ:
KUMBHĪLAKA
policemen:
CHANDANAKA
headsmen:
AHĪNTA
Bastard pages, in VASANTASENĀ'S house
A Judge, a Gild-warden, a Clerk, and a Beadle
VASANTASENĀ, a courtezan
Her Mother
MADANIKĀ, maid to VASANTASENĀ
Another Maid to VASANTASENĀ
The Wife of CHĀRUDATTA
RADANIKĀ, a maid in CHĀRUDATTA'S house
SCENE
UJJAYINĪ (called also AVANTI) and its Environs
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