[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) › 7.1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.1 Devanāgarī recension 7.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.1) prathamopakṛtaṃ marutvataḥ pratipattyā laghu manyate bhavān / gaṇayaty avadānavismito bhavataḥ so 'pi na satkriyāguṇān // > You count the service given > Small by the welcome paid, > Which to the king of heaven > Seems mean for such brave aid. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.1b1\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.1b1_2) - [Next: 7.2b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.2b1) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.4) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.7.p7) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.1) · Pramāṇa