The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.15

4.15

utpakṣmaṇor nayanayor uparuddhavṛttim
bāṣpaṃ kuru sthiratayā viratānubandham /
asminn alakṣitanatonnatabhūmibhāge
mārge padāni khalu te viṣamībhavanti //
śārṅgaravaḥ bhavagān / odakāntaṃ snigdho jano 'nugantavya iti śrūyate /
tad idaṃ sarastīram / atra saṃdiśya pratigantum arhati /
kāśyapa tena hīmāṃ kṣīravṛkṣachāyām āśrayāmaḥ /

Be brave, and check the rising tears
That dim your lovely eyes;
Your feet are stumbling on the path
That so uneven lies.

Sharngarava. Holy Father, the Scripture declares that one should accompany a departing loved one only to the first water. Pray give us your commands on the bank of this pond, and then return.

Kanva. Then let us rest in the shade of this fig-tree. (All do so.) What commands would it be fitting for me to lay on King Dushyanta? (He reflects.)