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Nagananda 5.3

Nāgānanda 5.3

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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?

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

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