Nagananda, or the Joy of the Snake-World: A Buddhist Drama in Five Acts; Translated Into English Prose, with Explanatory Notes, from the Sanskrit of Sri-Harsha-Deva (Classic Reprint)

Harṣavardhana Harṣavardhana's Nagananda, or the Joy of the Snake-World: A Buddhist Drama in Five Acts; Translated Into English Prose, with Explanatory Notes, from the Sanskrit of Sri-Harsha-Deva (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Nagananda, or the Joy of the Snake-World: A Buddhist Drama in Five Acts; Translated Into English Prose, With Explanatory Notes, From the Sanskrit of Sri-Harsha-Deva May the Lord of Mnnis protect you! Who, lost in reflection, and filled with transcendent knowledge, was seen to be utterly unmoved by Indra, ' whose every hair was on end through astonishment; by the Siddhasd' their heads bent low in obeisance by the nymphs, whose Eyes quivered, as they alternately smiled, yawned, trembled, and frowned by the heroes of Mtra, dancing with harshly-beaten drums; and by Mara himself, who had drawn his bow to the full! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic Books. Find more at www.forgottenBooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important Historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art Technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such Historical works.