[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) › 4.1b2\_2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1b2\_2 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.1b2\_2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1b2\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.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." > — Sir William Jones 1789, Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring - [Previous: 4.1b1\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b1_2) - [Next: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (1) - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p17) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b2_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b2_2) · Pramāṇa