Nagananda (Boyd 1872)

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Nágánanda (1872)
by Harsha, translated by Palmer Boyd

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Nāgānanda (Sanskrit: नागानन्दम् ) is a Sanskrit play attributed to the 7th-century Indian king Harsha. It is unusual among such plays for its opening invocation to Buddha, rather than a Hindu deity.

Full translation title: Nágánanda, or the joy of the snake-world, a Buddhist drama in five acts.

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NÁGÁNANDA

A Buddhist Drama

NÁGÁNANDA

OR

THE JOY OF THE SNAKE-WORLD.

A Buddhist Drama in Five Acts.

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE, WITH EXPLANATORY
NOTES, FROM THE SANSKRIT OF ŚRÍ-HARSHA-DEVA.

BY

PALMER BOYD, B. A.
SANSKRIT SCHOLAR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

With an Introduction
BY
PROFESSOR COWELL.

LONDON
TRÜBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW.
1872.

Acts (not listed in original)

PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY
EDINBURGH AND LONDON

This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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