[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) › 4.1a8 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1a8 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.1a8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1a8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1a8) ana priyaṃvade dvayor eva nau mukhe eṣa vṛttāntas tiṣṭhatu / rakṣitavyā khalu prakṛtipelavā priyasakhī / > Anusuya. Priyamvada, we two must keep this thing to ourselves. We must be careful of the dear girl. You know how delicate she is. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.1a7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1a7) - [Next: 4.1a9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1a9) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.4.32) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p34) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1a8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1a8) · Pramāṇa