[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) › 5.16b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.16b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.16b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.16b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.16b1) gautamī ārya kim api vaktukāmāsmi / na me vacanāvasaro 'sti / katham iti / > Gautami. Bless you, sir. I should like to say that no one invites me to speak. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.15) - [Next: 5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.16) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.5.78) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p129) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p63) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.162) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.16b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.16b1) · Pramāṇa