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Nagananda 1.18

Nāgānanda 1.18

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Sanskrit

1.18

uṣṇīṣaḥ sphuṭa eṣa mūrddhani vibhātyūrṇeyamantarbhruvo-
ścakṣustāmarasānukāri hariṇā vakṣaḥsthalaṃ sparddhate /
cakrāṅkañca yathā padadvayamidaṃ manye tathā ko 'pyayaṃ
no vidyādharacakravarttipadavīmaprāpya viśrāmyati //

(Walking about, looking down on the ground, with surprise.).
Ah! Whose footsteps have we here on the dusty ground, having the sign of the chakra manifest? (Looking forward and seeing Jímútaváhana.) Assuredly it will be the footstep of this mighty man. For there is the turban-like mass of hair visible on the scalp; there shines a woolly tuft between the eyebrows; his eyes resemble a lotus; his chest vies with Hari; and since his feet are marked with the chakra, I conjecture that he who rests here is assuredly one who has attained the dignity of an emperor of the Vidyádharas. However, away with doubt. It must surely be Jímútaváhana himself. (Seeing Malayavatí.) Ah! here is the princess too. (Looking at them both.) Destiny would at length be acting in a straightforward manner did she unite this pair, mutually suited to one another. (Going up and addressing the hero.) Welcome to your highness!

Palmer Boyd 1872, Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World

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