The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.3
Devanāgarī recension 6.3
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.3
tvam asi mayā cūtāṅkura dattaḥ kāmāya gṛhītadhanuṣe /
pathikajanayuvatilakṣyaḥ pañcābhyadhikaḥ śaro bhava //
(iti cūtāṅkuraṃ kṣipati) (praviśya paṭīkṣepeṇa kupitaḥ) /
kañcukī mā tāvad anātmajñe / devena pratiṣiddhe vasantotsave tvam āṃrakalikābhaṅgaṃ kim ārabhase /
ubhe (bhīte) prasīdatv āryaḥ / agṛhītārthe āvām /
O mango-twig I give to Love
As arrow for his bow,
Most sovereign of his arrows five,
Strike maiden-targets low.
(She throws the twig. Enter the chamberlain.)
Chamberlain (angrily). Stop, silly girl. The king has strictly forbidden the spring festival. Do you dare pluck the mango-blossoms?
The two maids (frightened). Forgive us, sir. We did not know.
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