The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.10

6.10

svapno nu māyā nu matibhramo nu
kliṣṭaṃ nu tāvat phalam eva puṇyam /
asaṃnivṛttyai tad atītam ete
manorathā nāma taṭaprapātāḥ //
vidūṣaka maivam / nanv+aṅgulīyakam eva nidarśanam avaśyaṃ bhāvyacintanīyaḥ samāgamo bhavatīti /

And was it phantom, madness, dream,
Or fatal retribution stern?
My hopes fell down a precipice
And never, never will return.

Clown. Don't talk that way. Why, the ring shows that incredible meetings do happen.