[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) › 4.1b8 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.1b8 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.1b8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1b8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.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? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.1b7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b7) - [Next: 4.1b9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b9) - [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.4.8) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p8) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.1b8) · Pramāṇa