[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) › 2.14b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.14b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.14b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.14b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.14b1) prathamaḥ aho dīptimato 'pi viśvasanīyatayāsya vapuṣaḥ / athavā upapannam etad asminn ṛṣibhyo nātibhinne rājani / kutaḥ > First Bráhm. \[Looking at the king.\] Oh! what confidence is inspired by his brilliant appearance!—Or proceeds it rather from his disposition to virtue and holiness?—Whence comes it, that my fear vanishes?—He now has taken his abode in a wood which supplies us with every enjoyment; and with all his exertions for our safety, his devotion increases from day to day.—The praise of a monarch who has conquered his passions ascends even to heaven: inspired bards are continually singing, "Behold a virtuous prince!" but with us the name stands first: "Behold, among kings, a sage!" > — Sir William Jones 1789, Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring - [Previous: 2.13\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.13_3) - [Next: 2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.14) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2) ## Translations (1) - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.2.p73) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghava-bhatta) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.14b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.14b1) · Pramāṇa