— Cast —
𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐛 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 ~
- Sole Heiress of Nagpur's Gaikwad dynasty under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj -
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः। धर्म हिंसा तथीवच ।।
“ Non-violence is my prime duty and so is violence to protect my dharma ”
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𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐫 ~
- Successor of the Holkar dynasty of Kashi
under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj -प्रविरस्य हृदयम् समुपे विपत्या विक्रमः
“ Heart of a Warrior gets
it's strength through adversity ”───────────────────────
𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣 𝐂𝐡𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣 ~
- Ruler of the Maratha Empire -
स्वराज्य धर्म रक्षणार्थ ।।
“ For the protection of Swarajya
and it's righteousness ”
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𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐤𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐫 ~- Mother to Shirmant Ekansh and
former Queen of the state of Kashi -अति विनयम धूर्तता लक्षणम् ।।
“ Over Politeness is often the
sign of a wicked person ”───────────────────────
𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐤 ~
- Royal spy and close confidant
to Tarini -निष्ठा धृतिः सत्यम् ।।
“ Dedication, Steadfastness and Truth ”
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𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐫𝐚𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫 ~
- Advisor and friend to Shrimant Ekansh -
यत् भावो तत् भवति
“ You become what you believe ”
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───────────────────────Hii!
So these will be the pivotal characters in the story ahead. I'll keep on adding a few others as and when they show up in the plot.
Also, I don't possess a lot of perfection in Sanskrit, sorry for that. And don't hesitate to point out my mistake so I can rectify it.
Thanks for reading, voting & commenting!
Peace <3
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Swarajya Tarini
Historical Fiction"न किञ्चित् शाश्वतम्।" Everything must end. Ranisaheb Tarini Bai Gaikwad of Nagpur knew that everything must end. Afterall, her näivet erased with time, her childhood died within when the weight of a dagger fell in her hands. Tarini pushed away her...