The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.14
Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.14
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.14
nīvārāḥ śukagarbhakoṭaramukhabhraṣṭās tarūṇām adhaḥ
prasnigdhāḥ kvacid iṅgudīphālabhidaḥ sūcyanta evopalāḥ /
viśvāsopagamād abhinnagatayaḥ śabdaṃ sahante mṛgās
toyādhārapathāś ca valkalaśikhāniṣyandarekhāṅkitāḥ //
kulyāmbhobhiḥ pavanacapalaiḥ śākhino dhautamūlā
bhinno rāgaḥ kisalayarucām ājyadhūmodgamena /
ete cārvāgupavanabhuvi chinnadarbhāṅkurāyām
naṣṭāṃśakā hariṇaśiśavo mandamandaṃ caranti //
sūta sarvam upapannam /
rājā (stokam antaraṃ gatvā) tapovananivāsinām uparodho mā bhūt / etāvaty eva rathaṃ sthāpaya yāvad avatarāmi /
sūta dhṛtāḥ pragrahāḥ / avataratv āyuṣmān /
rājā (avatīrya) sūta vinītaveṣeṇa praveṣṭavyāni tapovanāni nāma / idaṃ tāvad gṛhyatām / (iti sūtasyābharaṇāni dhanuś copanīyārpayati) sūta yāvad āśramavāsinaḥ pratyavekṣyāham upāvarte tāvad ārdrapṛṣṭhāḥ kriyantāṃ vājinaḥ /
Are rice-grains, dropped from bills of parrot chicks
Beneath the trees; and pounding-stones where sticks
A little almond-oil; and trustful deer
That do not run away as we draw near;
And river-paths that are besprinkled yet
From trickling hermit-garments, clean and wet.
Besides,
The roots of trees are washed by many a stream
That breezes ruffle; and the flowers' red gleam
Is dimmed by pious smoke; and fearless fawns
Move softly on the close-cropped forest lawns.
Charioteer. It is all true.
King (after a little). We must not disturb the hermitage. Stop here while I dismount.
Charioteer. I am holding the reins. Dismount, your Majesty.
King (dismounts and looks at himself). One should wear modest garments on entering a hermitage. Take these jewels and the bow. (He gives them to the charioteer.) Before [paragraph continues] I return from my visit to the hermits, have the horses' backs wet down.
Translations (3)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English