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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 3.11

Abhijñānaśākuntala 3.11

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Sanskrit

3.11

idam aśiśirair antastāpād vivarṇam aṇīkṛtam
niśi niśi bhujanyastāpāṅgaprasāribhir aśrubhiḥ /
alabhilulitajyāghātāṅkaṃ muhur maṇibandhanāt
kanakavalayaṃ srastaṃ srastaṃ mayā pratisāryate //

The hot tears, flowing down my cheek
All night on my supporting arm
And on its golden bracelet, seek
To stain the gems and do them harm, The bracelet slipping o’er the scars
Upon the wasted arm, that show
My deeds in hunting and in wars,
All night is moving to and fro.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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