Character of Yashodhara : Yashodhara is the wife of Prince Siddhartha. She is young and beautiful. She is very tender-hearted. We see her in this poem only in the beginning. This is the reason that much about her character is not known.

She is a faithful wife. She loves her husband most. She becomes restless to see her husband worrying and thinking. She makes him sleep in her lap and fans him. She gives him as much comfort as she can. So she is an ideal Hindu lady.

Character of Shuddhodana : Shuddhodana is the king of Kapilvastu. He has only one son named Siddhartha. The king is a very important character of this poem.

The king dreamt seven visions. So he was very much afraid. He wanted to know the meaning of these visions. An old man told him the true meaning of the dream. The king was very much worried. So this thing shows that the king was superstitious.” The king is a loving father. He cannot bear that his only son should renounce home and become a hermit. So he provides all the comforts and luxuries to the Prince. He .. does not want that the Prince should know about the worldly pains. So he arranges guards at the gate.

But the king is very liberal also. When the Prince desired to visit the city, he agreed. But he announced that no evil sight should come on his way.

The king had a great respect for the hermits and his ministers. When the old hermit told him the meaning of his dream, he sent him gifts. From time to time he consults his ministers also.