[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [Nagananda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda) › 2.9 # Nagananda 2.9 Nāgānanda 2.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2.9) priyā sannihitaiveyaṃ saṅkalpasthāpitā puraḥ / dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭvā likhāmyenāṃ yadi tat ko 'tra vismayaḥ ! // > Jímútaváhana (with a smile). > O friend! the beloved is in my presence, brought before me by my wishes. If, as I continually see her, I draw her, where is the marvel? > — Palmer Boyd 1872, Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World - [Previous: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2.8) - [Next: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2.10) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2) ## Translations (1) - [Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda~en-boyd.2.p76) — Palmer Boyd 1872, English ## Linked texts (2) - [Nāgānandanāṭaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.nataka.naganandanataka.2.9) — Sanskrit - [Nāgānanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.other.nagananda-2.1.27) — Harṣa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.nagananda.2.9) · Pramāṇa