# Rupa-Sikha — Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit character guide

> Rupa-Sikha in Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by S. M. Mitra.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rupa - Sikha, V Rupa - Sikha

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Snapshot

A magician's daughter with doe-soft eyes who guards the jewelled arrow her wounded father brought home, and knows exactly whose hand let it fly.

## Who they are

Rupa-Sikha lives in Dhuma-Pura, the city of her father Agni-Sikha, a great magician who loves no strangers and can wear any shape he chooses. When she learns that the wandering prince before her is the archer who shot her father, she trembles — yet she keeps the arrow and keeps talking, caught between loyalty to a vengeful parent and the pull of the honest stranger who tells her everything. Her divided heart makes her the hinge on which Sringa-Bhuja's exile turns from pursuit into something closer to alliance.

## Relationships

### [The Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/the_prince)

_romantic_

Rupa-Sikha and the Prince share a deep romantic bond, with her often aiding or longing for him.

### [Sringa-Bhuja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/sringa_bhuja)

_family_

Rupa-Sikha and Sringa-Bhuja are siblings, bound by familial loyalty and mutual support.

### [Agni-Sikha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/agni_sikha)

_family_

Agni-Sikha and Rupa-Sikha are sisters, with Agni-Sikha often acting as a protector or advisor.

### [Agni-Sikha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/agni_sikha)

_family_

Agni-Sikha and Rupa-Sikha are sisters, with Agni-Sikha often acting as a protector or advisor.

### [Sringa-Bhuja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/sringa_bhuja)

_family_

Rupa-Sikha and Sringa-Bhuja are siblings, bound by familial loyalty and mutual support.

### [The Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/the_prince)

_romantic_

Rupa-Sikha and the Prince share a deep romantic bond, with her often aiding or longing for him.

### [Agni-Sikha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/agni_sikha)

_family_

Agni-Sikha and Rupa-Sikha are sisters, with Agni-Sikha often acting as a protector or advisor.

### [Sringa-Bhuja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/sringa_bhuja)

_family_

Rupa-Sikha and Sringa-Bhuja are siblings, bound by familial loyalty and mutual support.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/iv)

The maiden who meets Sringa-Bhuja; she is the daughter of the magician Agni-Sikha and holds the jewelled arrow.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/v)

Confesses her love for Sringa-Bhuja to her father and cleverly negotiates his safety.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/vi)

Leads Sringa-Bhuja to the palace, is surprised by her father's offer, and tries to warn the prince with a look.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/vii)

The princess who sends a secret letter to Sringa-Bhuja advising him how to recognize her.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/viii)

The magician's daughter who loves Sringa-Bhuja; she uses her own magic to complete the task her father set.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/ix)

The magician's daughter who helps Sringa-Bhuja by disguising herself and providing magical items.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/x)

The princess who awaits Sringa-Bhuja's return, reveals her father's promise, and vows to manage her father's hatred.

### [The Escape from Agni-Sikha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xi)

The bride who uses her new magical powers to transform herself, her husband, and Marut to escape her father's pursuit.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xii)

Disguises herself as a letter-carrier and deceives her father to protect her husband and Marut.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xiii)

Accompanies Sringa-Bhuja and is welcomed as his bride.

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