[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) › 6.8a3 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.8a3 Devanāgarī recension 6.8a3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a3) rājā īdṛśaṃ hṛdayavinodanasthānam / tat tam eva mārgam ādeśaya / > King. It is my only consolation. Lead the way to the bower of spring-creepers. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.8a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a2) - [Next: 6.8a4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a4) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6) ## Translations (4) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.90) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p104) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p91) — Sir William Jones 1789, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.6.p13) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a3) · Pramāṇa