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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.14

Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.14

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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.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

Besides,

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

Charioteer. It is all true.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

King (after a little). We must not disturb the hermitage. Stop here while I dismount.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

Charioteer. I am holding the reins. Dismount, your Majesty.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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