[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) › 1.22a1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.22a1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.22a1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.22a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a1) rājā (sarvā vilokya) aho samavayorūparamaṇīyaṃ bhavatīnāṃ sauhārdam / > King (looking at the girls). It is delightful to see your friendship. For you are all young and beautiful. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.22a0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a0) - [Next: 1.22a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a2) - [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.1.106) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p205) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p97) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a1) · Pramāṇa