# Prince Vajramukut — Vikram and the Vampire character guide

> Prince Vajramukut in Vikram and the Vampire by Richard F. Burton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Vajramukut, the unhappy Vajramukut, the enamoured Vajramukut, The Prince Vajramukut

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

## Snapshot

A lovesick prince who abandons duty for a painted face, wasting into fever until his crafty friend coaxes out the truth.

## Who they are

Prince Vajramukut is a young royal undone by a glimpse of a lotus gatherer, neglecting his father's affairs to paint and tear her portrait in turns. His minister's son, trained to give advice only when asked, watches him fret into a fever before the confession finally spills. His helpless passion sets the tale's machinery of courtship and stratagem in motion.

## In the story

### [The Vampire's First Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vikram_and_the_vampire_se/chapters/the-vampire-s-first-story)

The eighth son of King Pratapamukut, who falls in love with Padmavati at first sight.

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