[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) › 2.7a4 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 2.7a4 Abhijñānaśākuntala 2.7a4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7a4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.7a4) (prakāśam) bho vayasya te tāpasakanyakābhyarthanīyā dṛśyate / > \[Aloud. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > If, as you intimate, she is a hermit's daughter, you cannot lawfully ask her in marriage. You may as well then dismiss her from your mind, for any good the mere sight of her can do. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 2.7a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.7a3) - [Next: 2.8b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.8b1) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2) ## Translations (1) - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.2.p111) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, 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.2.7a4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.2.7a4) · Pramāṇa