The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.19a6

Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.19a6

Language: Sanskrit

5.19a6

rā bhos tapodhanāḥ cintayann api na khalu svīkaraṇam atrabhavatyāḥ smarāmi / tat katham imām abhivyaktasattvalakṣaṇāṃ pratyātmānaṃ kṣetriṇam aśaṅkamānaḥ pratipatsye /

King. Hermit, I have taken thought. I cannot believe that this woman is my wife. She is plainly with child. How can I take her, confessing myself an adulterer?
Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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Translations (2)

Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English