The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.20a1

7.20a1

rājā (svagatam) iyaṃ khalu kathā mām eva lakṣyīkaroti / yadi tāvad asya śiśor mātaraṃ nāmataḥ pṛcchāmi / atha vānāryaḥ paradāravyavahāraḥ / (praviṣya mṛnmayūrahastā)

King (to himself). This story points at me. Suppose I ask the boy for his mother's name. (He reflects.) No, it is wrong to concern myself with one who may be another's wife. (Enter the first woman, with the clay peacock.)