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Names of Characters in the Pañcatantra 321

Mahābhāgya [very fortunate]—the king’s diseased son.
Bhāgyavatī [fortunate]—a princess from the neighboring kingdom.

Story Ten: The Marriage of the Mouse Princess
Rāmadāsa* [servant of the Personality of Godhead Lord Rama]—a
yogī.
Śrīmatī* [the fortunate one]—the yogī’s wife.
Rāṇī* [the queen]—the mouse princess.

Story Eleven: The Hunter and the Bird
with Golden Excreta
Sindhuka—an extraordinary bird.
Durmukha [ugly-faced]—a bird trapper.

Story Twelve: The Jackal and the Talking Cave
Kharanakhara [whose claws are sharp]—a fierce lion.
Dadhipuccha [whose tail is whitish like yogurt]—a shrewd jackal.

Story Thirteen: The Cobra and the Frogs
Mandaviṣa [whose poison has grown weak]—an old cobra.
Jalapāda—the king of frogs.

Fourth Tantra

Story One: The Monkey and the Crocodile
Raktamukha [red-faced]—a monkey.
Karālamukha [fierce-mouthed]—a crocodile.
Durjihvā* [evil-tongued]—Karālamukha’s wife.

Story Two: The Frog King and the Black Snake
Gaṅgādatta—the frog king.
Priyadarśana [who is pleasant to see]—a snake.
Yamunādatta—Gaṅgādatta’s son.