The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.26
Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.26
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.26
anuyāsyan munitanayāṃ sahasā vinayena vāritaprasaraḥ /
sthānād anuccalann api gatveva+punaḥ pratinivṛttaḥ //
pri (śakuntalāṃ nirudhya) halā na te yuktaṃ gantum /
śaku (sabhrūbhaṅgam) kiṃ nimittam /
pri vṛkṣasecane dve dārayasi me / ehi tāvat / ātmānaṃ mocayitvā tato gamiṣyasi (iti balād enāṃ nivartayati)
Though nurture, conquering nature, holds
Me back, it seems
As had I started and returned
In waking dreams.
Priyamvada (approaching SHAKUNTALA). You dear, peevish girl! You mustn't go.
Shakuntala (turns with a frown). Why not?
Priyamvada. You owe me the watering of two trees. You can go when you have paid your debt. (She forces her to come back.)
Translations (3)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English