[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) › 1.4 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.4 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.4) īṣadīṣaccumbitāni bhramaraiḥ sukumārakesaraśikhāni / avataṃsayanti damamānāḥ pramadāḥ śirīṣakusumāni // sūtradhāraḥ ārya sādhu gītam / aho rāgabaddhacittavṛttir ālikhita iva sarvato raṅgaḥ / tad idānīṃ katamatprakaraṇam āśritya enam ārādhayāmaḥ / naṭī nanv āryamiśraiḥ prathamam evājñaptam abhijñānaśakuntalaṃ nāma apūrvaṃ nāṭakaṃ prayoge adhikriyatām iti / - [Previous: 1.4b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.4b1) - [Next: 1.5b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.5b1) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1) ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.16) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.4) · Pramāṇa