Chouhan : a clan of Rajputs who ruled for several centuries in Sāmbhar in Rājputāna, with Ajmer as their capital.
... Bappa. TORAMAN - Prince of Cashmere. CANACA - the King's jester of Cashmere. HOOSHKA - Scythian captain. PRATAP - Rao of Ichalgurh, a Chouhan noble. RUTTAN - his brother. A CAPTAIN of Rajpoot lances. MÉNADEVI - wife of Curran; a Chouhan princess, sister of the King of Ajmere. COMOL CUMARY - daughter of Rana Curran and Menadevi. COOMOOD CUMARY - daughter of Rana Curran by a... wounded. RUTTAN Great Ichalgurh! Who is this godlike combatant? BAPPA Surrender My princess, Chouhan. ICHALGURH Thou hast her who deserv'st Much more than her. He rises. Young hero who in thy first battle o'erbearst Maturer victors! know Pratap the Chouhan Unalterably thy friend. When thou shalt ask My sword, 'tis thine. BAPPA Thou'rt wounded? ICHALGURH... To your strong fort among the wooded hills, Dongurh; there while she walks among the trees, Let the Cashmerian snatch her to his saddle In the old princely way. You have your will And the rash Chouhan has his answer. CURRAN Visaldeo, You are a counsellor! Call the queen hither; I'll speak to her. Exit Visaldeo. Page 850 O excellently counselled! What is it but a daughter ...
... to the plot of Prince of Edur, but it is worked out differently here. The Rana plans that Comol Coomary (Kamal Kumari) should be abducted by Toraman; the Rana's wife would rather that Pratap the Chouhan did it; but, actually, the Rana's minister sees to it that Bappa does the kidnapping! Tie play is full of moves and counter-moves, awakenings and conversions, but it is the romantic love between Bappa ...
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