[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) › 7.9 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.9 Devanāgarī recension 7.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.9) svāyaṃbhuvān marīcer yaḥ prababhūva prajāpatiḥ / surāsuraguruḥ so 'tra sapatnīkas tapasyati // rājā tena hy anatikramaṇīyāni śreyāṃsi / pradakṣiṇīkṛtya bhagavantaṃ gantum icchāmi / mātali prathamaḥ kalpaḥ / (nāṭyenāvatīrṇau) > The ancient sage, Marichi's son, > Child of the Uncreated One, > Father of superhuman life, > Dwells here austerely with his wife. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King (reverently). I must not neglect the happy chance. I cannot go farther until I have walked humbly about the holy one. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Matali. It is a worthy thought, O King. (The chariot descends.) We have come down to earth. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.9b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.9b1) - [Next: 7.10b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.10b1) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7) ## Translations (4) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.26) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.7.p47) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p18) — Sir William Jones 1789, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.7.p3) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala*devanagari.7.9) · Pramāṇa