[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) › 7.13 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.13 Devanāgarī recension 7.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.13) manorathāya nāśaṃse kiṃ bāho spandase vṛthā / pūrvāvadhīritaṃ śreyo duḥkhaṃ hi parivartate // (nepathye) mā khalu cāpalaṃ kuru / kathaṃ gata evātmanaḥ prakṛtim / > I dare not hope for what I pray; > Why thrill--in vain? > For heavenly bliss once thrown away > Turns into pain. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > A voice behind the scenes. Don't! You mustn't be so foolhardy. Oh, you are always the same. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.13b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.13b1) - [Next: 7.14b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.14b1) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.45) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p33) — Sir William Jones 1789, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.7.p14-2) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.13) · Pramāṇa