[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) › 7.26a5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.26a5 Devanāgarī recension 7.26a5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.26a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.26a5) mātaliḥ āyuṣmann etau putraprītipiśunena cakṣuṣā divaikasāṃ pitarāv āyuṣmantam avalokayataḥ / tāv upasarpa / > Matali. O King, the parents of the gods look upon you with a glance that betrays parental fondness. Approach them. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.26a4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.26a4) - [Next: 7.27b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.27b1) - [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.7.142) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p129) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.26a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.26a5) · Pramāṇa