[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) › 4.1b3 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1b3 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.1b3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1b3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b3) pri katham iva / > Priyamvada. Why not? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.1b2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b2) - [Next: 4.1b4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b4) - [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.4.3) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p3) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b3) · Pramāṇa