[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) › 1.8 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 1.8 Abhijñānaśākuntala 1.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.8) mukteṣu raśmiṣu nirāyatapūrvakāyā niṣkampacāmaraśikhā nibhṛtordhvakarṇāḥ / ātmoddhatair api rajobhir alaṅghanīyā dhāvanty amī mṛgajavākṣamayeva+rathyāḥ // > The lines hang loose; the steeds unreined Dart forward with a will. Their ears are pricked; their necks are strained; Their plumes lie straight and still. They leave the rising dust behind; They seem to float upon the wind. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 1.8b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.8b1) - [Next: 1.9b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.9b1) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.1.10) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.1.p20) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.1.8) · Pramāṇa