[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) › 4.16 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.16 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.16) eṣā api priyeṇa vinā gamayati rajanīṃ viṣādadīrghatarām / gurv api virahaduḥkham āśābandhaḥ sāhayati // kāśyapa śārṅgarava iti tvayā madvacanāt sa rājā śakuntalāṃ puraskṛtya vaktavyaḥ / śārṅgarava ājñāpayatu bhagavān / > Kanva. Son Sharngarava, when you present Shakuntala to the king, give him this message from me. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.16b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.16b1) - [Next: 4.17b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.17b1) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.4.130) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.4.p193) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p125) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.16) · Pramāṇa