[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) › 1.29b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.29b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.29b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.29b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.29b1) bho bhos tapasvinaḥ saṃnihitās tapovanasattvarakṣāyai bhavata / pratyāsannaḥ kila mṛga yā vihārī pārthivo duṣyantaḥ / > A voice behind the scenes. Hermits! Hermits! Prepare to defend the creatures in our pious grove. King Dushyanta is hunting in the neighbourhood. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.28) - [Next: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.29) - [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.1.162) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p314) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.1.p152) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.29b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.29b1) · Pramāṇa