# Jayashri — Vikram and the Vampire character guide

> Jayashri in Vikram and the Vampire by Richard F. Burton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the wicked Jayashri

**First appearance:** 0005-the-vampire-s-first-story

## Snapshot

A wicked woman whose scheming drives the mischief in one of the Baital's cautionary tales about love and betrayal.

## Who they are

Jayashri belongs to the Baital's gallery of dangerous women, the kind whose villainy the Vampire cites when weighing the relative treachery of men and women. Her designs entangle the tale's lovers and expose how desire can be weaponized. She matters because she embodies the moral puzzle the Baital keeps posing to Vikram: who is truly to blame when love turns to ruin.

## Relationships

### [Shridat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vikram_and_the_vampire_se/characters/shridat)

_romantic_

Jayashri and Shridat are lovers whose story involves devotion and overcoming obstacles.

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