[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) › 6.4a5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.4a5 Devanāgarī recension 6.4a5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.4a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.4a5) prathamā ārya kati divasāny āvayor mitrāvasunā rāṣṭriyeṇa bhaṭṭinīpādamūlaṃ preṣitayoḥ / atra ca nau pramadavanasya pālanakarma samarpitam / tadāgantukatayāśrutapūrva āvābhyām eṣa vṛttāntaḥ / > First maid. A few days ago, sir, we were sent to his Majesty by his brother-in-law Mitravasu to decorate the garden. That is why we have heard nothing of this affair. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.4) - [Next: 6.4a6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.4a6) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.59) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p41) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p61) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.4a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.4a5) · Pramāṇa