# Harisarman — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> Harisarman in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** a Brahman, the Brahman, Mr. Brahman, Brahman

**First appearance:** 0013-harisarman

## Snapshot

A Brahman who pretends to magical knowledge to escape disgrace, then watches blind luck turn his lie into a reputation he cannot afford to lose.

## Who they are

Harisarman is a poor Brahman who claims to know things he does not, and when a stolen treasure is found through a coincidence he cannot explain, the king rewards him with villages and honors. The real thief, a maid named Jihva, overhears him cursing his own tongue and mistakes it for accusation, confessing everything. His tension is that every new success tightens the trap: the minister Devajnanin suspects him, and the king keeps testing him with fresh tricks, so his fortune depends entirely on luck holding out.

## Relationships

### [Raja Sarkap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/raja_sarkap)

_professional_

Harisarman is a cunning advisor or minister to Raja Sarkap, often manipulating situations.

### [Prince Majnun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_majnun)

_rivalry_

Harisarman and Prince Majnun are enemies, with Harisarman plotting against Majnun.

### [Sthuladatta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/sthuladatta)

_professional_

Harisarman and Sthuladatta are colleagues or fellow servants in a royal court.

### [Prince Majnun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_majnun)

_rivalry_

Harisarman and Prince Majnun are enemies, with Harisarman plotting against Majnun.

### [Sthuladatta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/sthuladatta)

_professional_

Harisarman and Sthuladatta are colleagues or fellow servants in a royal court.

### [Sthuladatta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/sthuladatta)

_professional_

Harisarman and Sthuladatta are colleagues or fellow servants in a royal court.

### [Raja Sarkap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/raja_sarkap)

_professional_

Harisarman is a cunning advisor or minister to Raja Sarkap, often manipulating situations.

### [Prince Majnun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_majnun)

_rivalry_

Harisarman and Prince Majnun are enemies, with Harisarman plotting against Majnun.

## In the story

### [The Broken Pot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-broken-pot)

The Brahman in this story is named Svabhavakripana, a born miser, who daydreams about future wealth and accidentally breaks his rice pot.

### [The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-tiger-the-brahman-and-the-jackal)

The Brahman who frees the tiger and later seeks justice.

### [Harisarman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/harisarman)

A poor Brahman who pretends to have magical knowledge to gain respect and fortune.

### [The Gold-Giving Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-gold-giving-serpent)

A poor Brahman farmer who discovers the gold-giving serpent and initially benefits from its generosity, but loses his son due to greed.

### [XI: Harisarman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xi-harisarman)

The poor Brahman who pretends to be a soothsayer and uses cleverness to solve a theft.

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