[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) › 4.3a3 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.3a3 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.3a3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.3a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.3a3) pri tāvad enāṃ lajjāvanatamukhīṃ pariṣvajya tātapāśyapenaivam abhinanditam / diṣṭyā dūmākulitadṛṣṭer api yajamānasya pāvaka evāhutiḥ patitā / vatse suśiṣyaparidattā vidyeva aśocanīyāsi saṃvṛttā / adyaiva ṛṣirakṣitāṃ tvāṃ bhartuḥ sakāśaṃ visarjayāmīti / > Priyamvada. I found her hiding her face for shame, and Father Kanva was embracing her and encouraging her. "My child," he said, "I bring you joy. The offering fell straight in the sacred fire, and auspicious smoke rose toward the sacrificer. My pains for you have proved like instruction given to a good student; they have brought me no regret. This very day I shall give you an escort of hermits and send you to your husband." > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.3a2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.3a2) - [Next: 4.3a4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.3a4) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.4.50) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.4.p25) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.4.p46) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.127) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Abhijñānaśakuntalaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghava-bhatta.10.5.127) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.3a3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.3a3) · Pramāṇa