The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1b8
Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.1b8
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.1b8
ana guṇavate kanyakā pratipādanīyā ity ayaṃ tāvat prathamaḥ saṃkalpaḥ / taṃ yadi daivam eva saṃpādayati nanv aprayāsena kṛtārtho gurujanaḥ /
Anusuya. Why not? You know he wanted to give his daughter to a lover worthy of her. If fate brings this about of itself, why shouldn't Father be happy?
Translations (2)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English