[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) › 5.14 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.14 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.14) kuto dharmakriyāvighnaḥ satāṃ rakṣitari tvayi / tamas tapati dharmāṃśau katham āvir bhaviṣyati // rā arthavān khalu me rājaśabdaḥ / atha bhagavāṃl lokānugrahāya kuśalī kāśyapaḥ / śārṅgaravaḥ svādhīnakuśalāḥ siddhimantaḥ / sa bhavantam anāmayapraśnapūrvakam idam āha / rā kim ājñāpayati bhagavān / > How could the pious duties fail > While you defend the right? > Or how could darkness' power prevail > O’er sunbeams shining bright? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King (to himself). Indeed, my royal title is no empty one. (Aloud.) Is holy Kanva in health? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Sharngarava. O King, those who have religious power can command health. He asks after your welfare and sends this message. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. What are his commands? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.14b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.14b1) - [Next: 5.15b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.15b1) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (4) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.5.71) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p118) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p59) — Sir William Jones 1789, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.5.p7) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.161) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.14) · Pramāṇa