[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) › 1.12b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.12b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.12b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.12b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12b1) vaikhānasaḥ sadṛśam etat puruvaṃśapradīpasya bhavataḥ / > Hermit (joyfully). A deed worthy of you, scion of Puru's race, and shining example of kings. May you beget a son to rule earth and heaven. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.11) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12) - [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.1.20) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p42) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p16) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.12b1) · Pramāṇa