The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.29

6.29

kṛtā śaravyaṃ hariṇā tavāsurāḥ
śarāsanaṃ teṣu vikṛṣyatām idam /
prasādasaumyāni satāṃ suhṛjjane
patanti cakṣūṃṣi na dāruṇāḥ śarāḥ //
rājā (sasaṃbhramam asram upasaṃharan) aye mātaliḥ / svāgataṃ mahāindrasārathe / (praviśya)
vidūṣaka ahaṃ yeneṣṭipaśumāraṃ māritaḥ so 'nena svāgatenābhinadyate /
mātaliḥ (sasmitam) āyuṣmañ śrūyatāṃ yad artham asmi hariṇā bhavatsakāśaṃ preṣitaḥ /
rājā avahito 'smi /

Seek foes among the evil powers alone;
For them your bow should bend;
Not cruel shafts, but glances soft and kind
Should fall upon a friend.

King (hastily withdrawing the arrow). It is Matali. Welcome to the charioteer of heaven's king.

Clown. Well! He came within an inch of butchering me. And you welcome him.

Matali (smiling). Hear, O King, for what purpose Indra sends me to you.

King. I am all attention.