The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.15
Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.15
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.15
naitac citraṃ yad ayam udadhiśyāmasīmāṃ dharitrīm ekaḥ kṛtsnāṃ nagaraparighaprāṃśubāhur bhunakti /
āśaṃsante samitiṣu surā baddhavairā hi daityair asyādhijye dhanuṣi vijayaṃ pauruhūte ca vajre //
ubhau (upagamya) vijayasva rājan /
rā (āsanād utthāya) abhivādaye bhavantau /
ubhau svasti bhavate / (iti phalāny upaharataḥ)
rā (sapraṇāmaṃ parigṛhya) ājñāpayitum icchāmi /
Nor is it wonderful that one whose arm
Might bolt a city gate, should keep from harm
The whole broad earth dark-belted by the sea;
For when the gods in heaven with demons fight,
Dushyanta's bow and Indra's weapon bright
Are their reliance for the victory.
The two youths (approaching). Victory, O King!
King (rising). I salute you.
The two youths. All hail! (They offer fruit.)
King (receiving it and bowing low). May I know the reason of your coming?
Translations (4)
- 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
- Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English
Commentaries (2)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra — Kāśīnātha Pāṇḍuraṅga Paraba 1886, Sanskrit
- Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen — R. Pischel, German
- Mitabhāṣiṇī — Śāradārañjan Rāya, Sanskrit