The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.25

1.25

bhava hṛdaya sābhilāṣaṃ saṃprati saṃdeha nirṇayo jātaḥ /
āśaṅkase yad agniṃ tad idaṃ sparśakṣamaṃ ratnam //
śaku (saroṣam iva) anasūye gamiṣyāmy aham /
ana kiṃ nimittam /
śaku imām asaṃbaddhapralāpīṃ priyaṃvadām āryāyai gautamyai nivedayiṣyāmi /
ana sakhi na yuktam akṛtasatkāram atithiviśeṣaṃ visṛjya svachandato gamanam /

O heart, your wish is won!
All doubt at last is done;
The thing you feared as fire,
Is the jewel of your desire.

Shakuntala (pettishly). Anusuya, I'm going.

Anusuya. What for?

Shakuntala. I am going to tell Mother Gautami that Priyamvada is talking nonsense. (She rises.)

Anusuya. My dear, we hermit people cannot neglect to entertain a distinguished guest, and go wandering about.