The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.8
Abhijñānaśākuntala 4.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.8
amī vediṃ paritaḥ kḷptadhiṣṇyāḥ samidvantaḥ prāntasaṃstīrṇadarbhāḥ /
apaghnanto duritaṃ havyagandhair vaitānās tvāṃ bahnayaḥ pāvayantu //
pratiṣṭhasvedānīm / (sadṛṣṭikṣepam) kva te śārṅgaravamiśrāḥ / (praviśya)
śiṣya bhagavann ime smaḥ /
kāśyapa bhaginyās te mārgam ādeśaya /
śārṅgarava ita ito bhavatī / (sarve parikrāmanti)
(SHAKUNTALA walks about them from left to right.)
Kanva. Now you may start, my daughter. (He glances about.) Where are Sharngarava and Sharadvata? (Enter the two pupils.)
The two pupils. We are here, Father.
Kanva. Sharngarava, my son, lead the way for your sister.
Sharngarava. Follow me. (They all walk about.)
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