[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) › 4.13 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.13 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.13) saṃkalpitaṃ prathamam eva mayā tavārthe bhartāram ātmasadṛśaṃ sukṛtair gatā tvam / cūtena saṃśritavatī navamālikeyam asyām ahaṃ tvayi ca saṃprati vītacintaḥ // > My child, you found the lover who > Had long been sought by me; > No longer need I watch for you; > I'll give the vine a lover true, > This handsome mango-tree. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.13b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.13b1) - [Next: 4.13a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.13a5) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (1) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.4.113) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.13) · Pramāṇa