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324 Names of Characters in the Pañcatantra

Story Seven: The Singing ass
Uddhata [proudish]—a donkey.
Kukkuṭacora [one who steals chicken]—a jackal.

Story Eight: The Weaver and His Wife
Mantharaka [slow-brained]—a weaver.
Hīrā* [a diamond]—his wife.
Kalpakalāla*—Mantharaka’s friend, a barber.

Story nine: The Brāhmaṇa and the Pot of Flour
Svabhāvakṛpaṇa [a born miser]—a miserly brāhmaṇa.
Somaśarmā—Svabhāvakṛpaṇa’s imaginary son.
Story Ten: King Candra and the Monkey Chief
Candra [the moon]—a certain king.
Nāyaka [the leader]—a wise monkey chief.