[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) › 6.1a2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.1a2 Devanāgarī recension 6.1a2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.1a2) dvitīyaḥ nanv avasaropasarpaṇīyā rājānaḥ / > Januka. You can't just drop in on a king. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.1a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.1a1) - [Next: 6.1a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.1a3) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.21) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p21) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.1a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.1a2) · Pramāṇa