The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.14
Devanāgarī recension 6.14
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.14
yad yat sādhu na citre syāt kriyate tat tad anyathā /
tathāpi tasyā lāvaṇyaṃ rekhayā kiṃcid anvitam //
sānumatī sadṛśam etat paścāt+tāpaguroḥ snehasyānavalepasya ca /
vidūṣaka bhoḥ idānīṃ tisras tatrabhavatyo dṛśyante / sarvāś ca darśanīyāḥ /
katamātra tatrabhavatī śakuntalā /
What in the picture is not fair,
Is badly done;
Yet something of her beauty there,
I feel, is won.
Mishrakeshi. This is natural, when love is increased by remorse.
Clown. There are three figures in the picture, and they are all beautiful. Which one is the lady Shakuntala?
Translations (3)
- 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