Gods:
Madana (Eros).
Vasanta (Lycoris).
Mortals:
Chitra, daughter
of the King of Manipur.
Arjuna, a prince
of the house of the Kurus. He is of the
Kshatriya or “warrior caste,”
and during the action is living as
a Hermit retired in the forest.
Villagers from an outlying district
of Manipur.
Note. The dramatic poem
“Chitra” has been performed in India without
scenery the actors being surrounded by the
audience. Proposals for its production here
having been made to him, he went through this translation
and provided stage directions, but wished these
omitted if it were printed as a book.