[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) › [The Recognition of Śakuntalā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala) › 1.12 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.12 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12) janma yasya puror vaṃśe yuktarūpam idaṃ tava / putram evaṃ guṇopetaṃ cakravartinam āpnuhi // itarau (bāhū udyamya) sarvathā cakravartinaṃ putram āpnuhi / (sapraṇāmam) pratigṛtītaṃ brāhmaṇavacanam / > King (bowing low). I am thankful for a Brahman's blessing. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.12b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12b1) - [Next: 1.13b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.13b1) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.1.21) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p44) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p17) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.30) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12) · Pramāṇa