________________ 418 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE Brahmadatta - The name of a merchant, the foster-father of the Heroine Makanda - An inmate of Gandhamusika's asrama Yaksa - Kadamba (or Kadambaka), the lord of the Yakasas, who waits upon the revered Varisena. The idol of this Lord of the Yaksas is duly replaced by Makaranda at the time of wedding of Mallika with the Yaksa. Tapasa or -- Mallika, transformed into a Tapasa (or Tapasakumara) by Tapasakumara the use of a magic pill by her mother Candralekha (with a view to protecting her from abduction). Dyutakarah - Gamblers, the creditors of Makaranda, the Hero. Mallika -- The Heroine, the daughter of Candralekhama Vidyadhara queen, born of Kirata (forester) youth, deserted immediately on her birth and brought up by the foster-parents, the merchant Brahmadatta and his wife, Bandhumati or Bandhusundari. Candralekha - The Chief queen of the Vidyadhara sovereign ruler Vainateya, banished on account of her misconduct. Bandhumati or -- The wife of merchant Brahmadatta and the foster mother of Bandhusundari Mallika. Manorama -- The wife of the sea-trader Vaisravana who was transformed, by use of magic, into a Suka (parrot). Yuvati - Mallika herself is referred to as Yuvati before the story of her birth and bringing up is disclosed to Makaranda, the Hero. Bandhula - Name of the maid of Mallika (referred to as Yuvati). Ceti Maid to Yuvati (Mallika), named Bandhula. Ceti Maid of Mallika, named Magadhika. - Maid of Mallika, named Lavangika. Gandhamusika -- Name of a revered Parivrajika highly respected by Candra lekha, mother of Mallika (the Heroine) and Citrangada, a Vidyadhara prince, suitor of Mallika (the Heroine) and Makaranda's (the Hero's) rival. Ceti Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
