Nagananda 5.3
Nāgānanda 5.3
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.3
bhuktāni yauvanasukhāni yaśo 'vakīrṇaṃ
rājye sthitaṃ sthiradhiyā caritaṃ tapo 'pi /
ślādhyaḥ sutaḥ susadṛśānvayajā snuṣeyaṃ
cintyo māya nanu kṛtārthatayādya mṛtyuḥ //
King.
I have enjoyed all the pleasures of youth, and held sway in a kingdom full of glory; I have steadily exercised devotion; my son is of great renown, and my daughter-in-law here is of fitting parentage; now that all my desires are fulfilled, should I not contemplate death?
Translations (1)
- Nágánanda, or The Joy of the Snake-World — Palmer Boyd 1872, English
Linked texts (2)
- Nāgānandanāṭaka — Sanskrit
- Nāgānanda — Harṣa, Sanskrit