[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) › 6.16b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.16b1 Devanāgarī recension 6.16b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.16b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.16b1) rājā (niḥśvasya) > My loved one came but lately to my presence > And offered me herself, but in my folly > I spurned the gift, and now I fondly cling > To her mere image; even as a madman > Would pass the waters of the gushing stream, > And thirst for airy vapours of the desert. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.15) - [Next: 6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.16) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (1) - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p213) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.16b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.16b1) · Pramāṇa