In our poetic tradition, the following types of heroine were identified
Three types (trividha naayika)
1) swakeeya (స్వకీయ): one's own
2) parakeeya (పరకీయ): someone else's
3) saadhaaraNa (సాధారణ): ordinary
and then there are further eight types (ashTavidha naayika)
1) swaadheenapatika (స్వాధీనపతిక): one whose husband is subservient to her
2) vaasakasajjika (వాసకసజ్జిక): one who is awaiting her lover, and so has decorated the bedroom and also also herself
3) virahothkanThita (విరహోత్కంఠిత): one who is eagerly waiting for her lover (with viraham)
4) vipralabdha (విప్రలబ్ధ): one who cannot find her lover at the agreed spot and feels cheated and very sad
5) khandita (ఖండిత): one who is angry finding out that her lover has visited another lady before he came to her
6) kalahaantarita (కలహాంతరిత): one who has left her lover in a fit of anger, but is pining for him now
7) proshitabhartruka (ప్రోషితభర్తృక): one whose lover is away in distant countries
8) abhisaarika (అభిసారిక): one who is going to an assigned meeting spot for her lover. Abhisaarika reminds me of vasantasena walking in heavy rain towards a garden to meet chaarudatta in mrichchakaTika
Then there are 4 types of Saadharana (ordinary) Nayakaas
1) dheerodaatta (ధీరోదాత్తుడు): Rama
2) dheerodhdhata (ధీరోధ్ధతుడు): example is Bheema from Mahabharatha
3) dheeralalita (ధీరలలితుఁడు): udayana from swapnavaasavadattam
4) dheerasaanta (ధీరశాంతుఁడు): chaarudatta from mrichchakaTikam
There are 4 types of Sringaara Naayakaas
1) anukoola (అనుకూలుడు): you can say his wife is 'swaadheenapatika'
2) dakshina (దక్షిణ): like Lord Krishna, who takes care of many naayikaas very well
3) dRishTa (దృష్ట): a hardy person
4) SaTha (శఠ): a mediocre person