The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.17_2
Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.17_2
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.17_2
rā (svagatam) capalo 'yaṃ baṭuḥ / kadācid asmatprārthanām antaḥpurebhyaḥ kathayet / bhavatu / enam evaṃ vakṣye / (vidūṣakaṃ haste gṛhītvā / prakāśam) vayasya ṛṣigauravād āśramaṃ gacchāmi / na khalu satyam eva tāpasakanyakāyāṃ mamābhilāṣaḥ / paśya /
King (to himself). The fellow is a chatterbox. He might betray my longing to the ladies of the palace. Good, then! (He takes the clown by the hand. Aloud.) Friend Madhavya, my reverence for the hermits draws me to the hermitage. Do not think that I am really in love with the hermit-girl. Just think:
Translations (2)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
Commentaries (2)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Mitabhāṣiṇī — Śāradārañjan Rāya, Sanskrit