The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1b2_2

4.1b2_2

āḥ atithiparibhāvini

Again behind the scenes. How! dost thou show no attention to a guest? Then hear my imprecations—"He on whom thou art meditating, on whom alone thy heart is now fixed, while thou neglectest a pure gem of devotion who demands hospitality, shall forget thee, when thou seest him next, as a man restored to sobriety forgets the words which he uttered in a state of intoxication."