THE MAHARAJA, PURAN (his son), THE MAHARANI (wife of the Maharaja), NAEKA (a court dancer), SAHELI (Naeka's maid), VAIRAGI (an ascetic Sage), TWO COURTIERS, TWO MUSICIANS, PAGE, TWO KAZAKS (executioners), FOUR ROBBERS, WOMAN FRUIT SELLER, TWO LABORERS, BOY selling halva (sweets), OLD MAN, PEASANT WOMAN, selling buttermilk, MERCHANT with his wife, MOTHER, with four children, MAGICIAN