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The Little Clay Cart, by Shudraka, tr. Arthur William Ryder, [1905], at sacred-texts.com


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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:

KARNAPŪRAKA
KUMBHĪLAKA

policemen:

VĪRAKA
CHANDANAKA

headsmen:

GOHA
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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