The Recognition of Śakuntalā 3.2

3.2

jāne tapaso vīryaṃ sā bālā paravatīti me viditam /
alam asmi tato hṛdayaṃ tathāpi nedaṃ nivartayitum //
(madanabādhāṃ nirūpya) bhagavan kusumāyudha tvayā candramasā ca viśvasanīyābhyām atisaṃdhīyate kāmijanasārthaḥ / kutaḥ /

I know that stern religion's power
Keeps guardian watch my maiden o’er;
Yet all my heart flows straight to her
Like water to the valley-floor.

[paragraph continues] Oh, mighty Love, thine arrows are made of flowers. How can they be so sharp? (He recalls something.) Ah, I understand.

[paragraph continues] Indeed, the moon and thou inspire confidence, only to deceive the host of lovers.