The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.16b1

1.16b1

rājā (karṇaṃ dattvā) aye dakṣiṇena vṛkṣavāṭikām ālāpa iva śrūyate / yāvad atra gacchāmi / (parikramyāvalokya ca) aye etās tapasvikanyakāḥ svapramāṇānurūpaiḥ secanaghaṭair bālapādapebhyaḥ payo dātum ita evābhivartante (nipuṇaṃ nirūpya) aho madhuram āsāṃ darśanam /

King (listening). I think I hear some one to the right of the grove. I must find out. (He walks and looks about.) Ah, here are hermit-girls, with watering-pots just big enough for them to handle. They are coming in this direction to water the young trees. They are charming!