The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.16
Devanāgarī recension 7.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.16
pralobhyavastupraṇayaprasārito vibhāti jālagrathitāṅguliḥ karaḥ /
alakṣyapatrāntaram iddharāgayā navoṣasā bhinnam ivaikapaṅkajam //
dvitīyā suvrate na śakya eṣa vācāmātreṇa viramayitum / gaccha tvam / madīya uṭaje mārkaṇḍeyasya+ṛṣikumārasya varṇacitrito mṛttikāmayūras tiṣṭhati / tam asyopahara /
prathamā tathā / (iti niṣkrāntā)
Between the eager fingers grow
The close-knit webs together drawn,
Like some lone lily opening slow
To meet the kindling blush of dawn.
Second woman. Suvrata, we can't make him stop by talking. Go. In my cottage you will find a painted clay peacock that belongs to the hermit-boy Mankanaka. Bring him that.
First woman. I will. (Exit.)
Translations (2)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English