The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.23

1.23

mānuṣīṣu kathaṃ vā syād asya rūpasya saṃbhavaḥ /
na prabhātaralaṃ jyotir udeti vasudhātalāt //
(śakuntalādhomukhī tiṣṭhati)
rājā (ātmagatam) labdhāvakāśo me manorathaḥ / kiṃ tu sakhyā parihāsodāhṛtāṃ varaprārthanāṃ śrutvā dhṛtadvaidhībhāvakātaraṃ me manaḥ /
pri (sasmitaṃ śakuntalāṃ vilokya nāyakābhimukhī bhūtvā)
punar api vaktukāma ivāryaḥ /

To beauty such as this
No woman could give birth;
The quivering lightning flash
Is not a child of earth.

(SHAKUNTALA hangs her head in confusion.)

King (to himself). Ah, my wishes become hopes.

Priyamvada (looking with a smile at SHAKUNTALA). Sir, it seems as if you had more to say. (SHAKUNTALA threatens her friend with her finger.)