This is a one chapter type metopher. There are ten chapters. Its plot of the story is incomparable. A harlot/a whore named Vasantsena lived in Ujjayini. There only a cultured youth of quality named Charudatta lived. He is in a way a member of a wealthy family, but he was very generous hearted and so he went on giving alms.Consequently he became poor. Vasantsena loved this poor but a person of quality very much. Love story of these two is the main plot of this metaphor. Political wrangling and people's revolution are also interwoven in the story and that adds to the interest in the story.
Charudatta who was once very wealthy and who is poor now is unhappy. He is not unhappy for want of welath-riches, but because his firends and relatives deserted him because of his proverty. But a harlot-a whore Vasantsena loves such Charudatta. On the other hand the brother-in-law of the king has been trying to make Vasantsena his own. Once that the brother-in-law of the king, Shakar follows Vasantsena with his two companions Vit and chat Vasantsena accidently escapes from them and hides herself in the house of Charudatta. Here she sees the poverty of Charudatta. She tells him that some people have been chasing me to rob me of my ornaments, so you please keep them with you. She gives away her ornaments to Charudatta under that pretext.Charudatta preserves them as her deposit.
There was a servent named Samvahak with Charudatta. (He was called Samvahak because his job was to do pagchampi massage). He lost his job because of the poverty of Charudatta and he became a gambler. Vasantsena helps Samvahak and frees him from his debtors. After that he becomes a buddhist monk.
Vasantsena has one maid servant named Madanika. Sharvilak loves her. He tries to free her from Madanika. He needs money for this. For this he breaks open the house of Charudatta at night. He finds ornaments which belonged to Vasantsena. He taking away those ornaments, goes to Vasantsena's house. Vasantsena gets surprised seeing those ornaments. Still however, she observes silence, does not utter any word and sets Madanika free.
Charudatta learns in the morning about the burgalary in his house and he feels worried. He sends a message to Vasantsena through his friend Vidushak a jester that Activate Windows he has lost the ornaments that she had left with him as Go to Settings to activate Windows the deposit in gamblong and in lieu of that he has sent this garland of beeds, please accept it [This garland of beeds (chain of beeds) is of Charudatta's wife. She has given that to Charudatta and asked him not to worry] Vidushak (Maitreya) goes to Vasantsena and convey's the messafge of Charudatta and gives her the garland of beeds Vasantsena's feelings for Charudatta became more firm, more strong.
Vasantsena becomes impatient to see her fiance. Не goes to Charudatta's house, he welcomes her very aptly and accepts her love.
One event takes place at that time. Vasantsena is standing near the door front. Charudatta's son Rohsen has been playing with the cart made of earth. He sees the neighbour's son playing with the cart of gold so he refuses to play with the cart made of earth and cries. Vasantsena seeing him crying at once remove/takes out her ornaments and puts them into his cart. The title Mruchhakatikam मृच्छकटिकम् given to this play is based upon this incident. (मृद् means earth and शकटिका means a cart)
One day Vasantsena set out to go to see Charudatta and by mistake she sits in the vehicle of Shakar. On the other hand Aryak a revolutionary escaping from a jail hides himself in the vehicle of Charudatta. Charudatta learns about this and he gives him a promise for his safety. Vasantsena reaches Shakar because of the change of a vehicle. In spite of Shakar's repeated attempts Vasantsena does not submit and so Shakar strangles her. He believing her to be dead hides her body under a heap of leaves. And then very skillfully he levies on Charudatta a charge of murder of Vasantsena. He levies a charge that Charudatta killed Vasantsena for her ornaments and proves the charge valid by his influence. As a result Charudatta is sentenced to death and is taken to the hanging platform.
Aryak (who had hide himself in Charudatt's vehicle and to whom Charudatta had promised safety) killings the king Palak becomes a king.