The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.2a5
Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.2a5
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.2a5
vidu bho vayasya yad vetasaḥ kubjalīlāṃ viḍambayati tat kim ātmanaḥ prabhāveṇa nanu nadīvegasya /
Clown. When a reed bends over like a hunchback, do you blame the reed or the river-current?
Translations (3)
- 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
Commentaries (2)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit