[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) › 6.8a4\_2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.8a4\_2 Devanāgarī recension 6.8a4\_2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8a4\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a4_2) vidūṣaka bhoḥ kim etat / anupapannaṃ khalv īdṛśaṃ tvayi / kadā api satpuruṣāḥ śokavāstavyā na bhavanti / nanu pravāte 'pi niṣkampā girayaḥ / > Clown. But, man, this isn't right at all. A good man never lets grief get the upper hand. The mountains are calm even in a tempest. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.8a3\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a3_2) - [Next: 6.9b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.9b1) - [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.6.98) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p124) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p101) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a4_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.6.8a4_2) · Pramāṇa