The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.17
Devanāgarī recension 6.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.17
kāryā saikatalīnahaṃsamithunā srotovahā mālinī
pātās tām abhito niṣaṇṇahariṇā gaurīguroḥ pāvanāḥ /
śākhālambitavalkalasya ca taror nirmātum icchāmy adhaḥ
śṛṅge kṛṣṇamṛgasya vāmanayanaṃ kaṇḍūyamānāṃ mṛgīm //
vidūṣaka (ātmagatam) yathāhaṃ paśyāmi pūritavyam anena citraphalakaṃ lambakūrcānāṃ tāpasānāṃ kadambaiḥ /
rājā vayasya anyac ca / śakuntalāyāḥ prasādhanam abhipretam atra vismṛtam asmābhiḥ /
vidūṣaka kim iva /
sānumatī vanavāsasya saukmāryasya vinayasya ca yat sadṛśaṃ bhaviṣyati /
The stream of Malini, and on its sands
The swan-pairs resting; holy foot-hill lands
Of great Himalaya's sacred ranges, where
The yaks are seen; and under trees that bear
Bark hermit-dresses on their branches high,
A doe that on the buck's horn rubs her eye.
Clown (aside). To hear him talk, I should think he was going to fill up the picture with heavy-bearded hermits.
King. And another ornament that Shakuntala loved I have forgotten to paint.
Clown. What?
Mishrakeshi. Something natural for a girl living in the forest.
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
Commentaries (1)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit