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Names of Characters in the Pañcatantra 323

Story Eleven: The Dog in a Foreign Land
Citrāṅga [speckled]—an adventurous dog.

Fifth Tantra: action Without Due Consideration

Story One: Maṇibhadra and Maṅgala
Maṇibhadra—a merchant in Pāṭaliputra.
Padmanidhi [one of the nine mystical treasures]—a Jain monk in
white robes who appeared in Maṇibhadra’s dream.
Maṅgala* [“auspicious,” or, planet Mars]—a foolish barber.

Story Two: The Mongoose and the Brāhmaṇa’s Wife
Devaśarmā—a brāhmaṇa.
Nakula*—a pet mongoose.

Story Three: Kuvera’s Cakra
Dhanasiddhi [he who attains wealth]—the first lad.
Mahāsiddhi [he who attains great wealth]—the second lad.
Suvarṇasiddhi [he who attains gold]—the third lad.
Cakradhara [he who holds a cakra]—the fourth lad.
Svāmī Bhairavānanda [content in service to Bhairava, Lord
Śiva]—a sannyāsī.

Story Four: The Brāhmaṇas and the Dead Lion
Mahābuddhi [greatly intelligent]—an actually intelligent lad.
Story Six: Sahasrabuddhi, Śatabuddhi and Ekabuddhi
Sahasrabuddhi [one whose intelligence expands into one thousand
abilities]—a fish.
Śatabuddhi [one whose intelligence expands into a hundred
talents]—another fish.
Ekabuddhi [“singleminded,” one whose intelligence is sharply
focused]—a frog.