[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) › 2.4b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.4b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.4b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.4b1) seenā (rājānam avalokya) dṛṣṭadoṣā api svāmini mṛgayā kevalaṃ guṇa eva saṃvṛttā / tathā hi devaḥ > General (observing the king, to himself). Hunting is declared to be a sin, yet it brings nothing but good to the king. See! > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 2.3a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.3a2) - [Next: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.4) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.2.31) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.2.p65) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.2.p28) — 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.2.4b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.4b1) · Pramāṇa