The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.7
Devanāgarī recension 2.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.7
śamapradhāneṣu tapodhaneṣu gūḍhaṃ hi dātātmakam asti tejaḥ /
sparśānukūleva sūryakāntās tadanyatejo 'bhibhavād vamanti //
senā yad ājñāpayati svāmī /
vidu vidhvaṃsatāṃ te utsāhavṛttāntaḥ /
(niṣkrāntaḥ senāpatiḥ)
rājā (parijanaṃ vilokya) apanayantu bhavatyo mṛgayāveśam / raivataka tvam api svaṃ niyogam aśūnyaṃ kuru /
There lurks a hidden fire in each
Religious hermit-bower;
Cool sun-stones kindle if assailed
By any foreign power.
General. Yes, your Majesty.
Clown. Now will you get out with your strenuous life? (Exit general.)
King (to his attendants). Lay aside your hunting dress. And you, Raivataka, return to your post of duty.
Translations (4)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English
- Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English
Commentaries (2)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Indische Sprüche — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit
- Subhāṣitasudhānidhi — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Mitabhāṣiṇī — Śāradārañjan Rāya, Sanskrit