[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) › 7.31 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.31 Devanāgarī recension 7.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.31) yathā gajo neti samakṣarūpe tasminn apakrāmati saṃśayaḥ syāt / padāni dṛṣṭvā tu bhavet pratītis tathāvidho me manaso vikāraḥ // mārīca vatsa alam ātmāparādhaśaṅkā / saṃmoho 'pi tvayy anupapannaḥ / śrūyatām / rājā avahito 'smi / mārīca yadā evāpsarastīrthāvataraṇāt pratyakṣavaiklavyāṃ śakuntalām ādāya menakā dākṣāyaṇīm upagatā tadā eva dhyānād avagato 'smi durvāsasaḥ śāpād iyaṃ tapasvinī sahadharmacāriṇītvayā pratyādiṣṭā nānyatheti / sa cāyam aṅgulīyakadarśanāvasānaḥ / rājā (socchvāsam) eṣa vacanīyān mukto 'smi / > Like one who doubts an elephant, > Though seeing him stride by, > And vet believes when he has seen > The footprints left; so I. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Kashyapa. My son, do not accuse yourself of sin. Your infatuation was inevitable. Listen. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. I am all attention. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Kashyapa. When the nymph Menaka descended to earth and received Shakuntala, afflicted at her rejection, she came to Aditi. Then I perceived the matter by my divine insight. I saw that the unfortunate girl had been rejected by her rightful husband because of Durvasas' curse. And that the curse would end when the ring came to light. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King (with a sigh of relief. To himself). Then I am free from blame. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.31b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.31b1) - [Next: 7.31a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.31a5) - [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.7.158) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p142) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.31) · Pramāṇa