[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [Abhijñānaśākuntala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala) › [Devanagari recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari) › 6.12 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.12 Devanāgarī recension 6.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.12) ekaikam atra divase divase madīyaṃ nāmākṣaraṃ gaṇaya gacchasi yāvad antam / tāvat priye madavarodhagṛhapraveśaṃ netā janas tava samīpam upaiṣyatīti // > Count every day one letter of my name; > Before you reach the end, dear, > Will come to lead you to my palace halls > A guide whom I shall send, dear. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.12b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.12b1) - [Next: 6.12a6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.12a6) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (1) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.121) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.12) · Pramāṇa