[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) › 4.5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.5 Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.5) kṣaumaṃ kenacid indupāṇḍu taruṇā māṅgalyam āviṣkṛtam niṣṭhyūtaś caraṇopabhogasulabho lākṣārasaḥ kenacit / anyebhyo vanadevatākaratalair āparvabhogotthitair dattāny ābharaṇāni tatkisalayodbhedapratidvandvibhiḥ // > One tree bore fruit, a silken marriage dress > That shamed the moon in its white loveliness; > Another gave us lac-dye for the feet; > From others, fairy hands extended, sweet > Like flowering twigs, as far as to the wrist, > And gave us gems, to adorn her as we list. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 4.5b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.5b1) - [Next: 4.5a9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.5a9) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4) ## Translations (1) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.4.77) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.4.5) · Pramāṇa