[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) › 1.22a2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.22a2 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.22a2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.22a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a2) pri (janāntikam) anasūye ko nu khalv eṣa caturagambhīrākṛtir madhuraṃ priyam ālapan prabhāvavān iva lakṣyate / > Priyamvada (aside to ANUSUYA). Who is he, dear? With his mystery, and his dignity, and his courtesy? He acts like a king and a gentleman. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.22a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a1) - [Next: 1.22a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a3) - [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.1.107) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p207) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p98) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a2) · Pramāṇa