[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) › 1.22a7 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.22a7 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.22a7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.22a7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a7) rājā (ātmagatam) katham idānīm ātmānaṃ nivedayāmi kathaṃ vātmāpahāraṃ karomi / bhavatu / evaṃ tāvad enāṃ vakṣye / (prakāśam) bhavati yaḥ pauraveṇa rājñā dharmādhikāre niyuktaḥ so 'ham avighnakriyopalambhāya dharmāraṇyam idam āyātaḥ / > King (aside). Shall I tell at once who I am, or conceal it? (He reflects.) This will do. (Aloud.) I am a student of Scripture. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > \[paragraph continues\] It is my duty to see justice done in the cities of the king. And I have come to this hermitage on a tour of inspection. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Anusuya. Then we of the hermitage have some one to take care of us. (SHAKUNTALA shows embarrassment.) > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.22a6\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a6_2) - [Next: 1.22a8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a8) - [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.1.110) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p215) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p101) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.22a7) · Pramāṇa