Venisamhara 6.8

6.8

tadidaṃ kavermṛgarājalakṣmaṇo bhaṭṭanārāyaṇasya kṛtiṃ veṇīsaṃhāraṃ nāma nāṭakaṃ prayoktumudyatā vayam / tadatra kavipariśramānurodhādvodāttakathāvastugauravādvā navanāṭakadarśanakutūhalādvā bhavadbhiravadhānaṃ dīyamānamabhyarthaye /

So, we are prepared to perform the drama named Veṇīsaṃhāra, the work of the poet Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa, who has the mark of a lion. Therefore, out of regard for the poet’s exertion, or out of respect for the lofty subject matter, or out of curiosity to see a new drama, I request your kind attention.