The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.7
Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.7
kāśyapa vatse / yayāter iva śarmiṣṭhā bhartur bahumatā bhava /
sutaṃ tvam api saṃrājaṃ seva pūrum avāpnuhi //
Kanva. My child,
Like Sharmishtha, Yayati's wife,
Win favour measured by your worth;
And may you bear a kingly son
Like Puru, who shall rule the earth.
Translations (3)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English