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DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.


MEN.

Yayati King of India.

Madhavya Vidúshaka or Companion of the King.

Minister


Sucracharya The Arch-Priest of the Asuras or Titans.

Kapila His Disciple.

Vakasura An Asura or Titan Chief.

Another Asura.

A Bramin.

Warder of the Palace.


WOMEN.

Devayani. Daughter to Sucrachárya—afterwards Queen to Yayáti.

Purnika Her Companion.

Sermista Daughter to King of the Asuras.

Devika Her Companion.

Nati A Female Musician.

A Maid Servant.

Courtiers—Citizens—Dancing-Women—Musicians, &c.,

Scene in the First ACT, the valley of the Himálaya and the Retreat or Monastery of the Sage Sucrachárya; in the Second and the succeeding ACTS, Pratisthána—the chief city of the Kings of the Lunar Dynasty.