[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) › 5.1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1) abhinavamadhulolupas tvaṃ tathā paricumbya cūtamañjarīm / kamalavasatimātranirvṛto madhukara vismṛto 'sy enāṃ katham // rājā aho rāgaparivāhiṇī gītiḥ / vidu kiṃ tāvad gītyā avagato 'kṣarārthaḥ / rā (smitaṃ kṛtvā) sakṛtkṛtapraṇayo 'yaṃ janaḥ / tad asyā devīṃ vasumatīm antareṇa mahad upālambhanaṃ gato 'smi / sakhe mādhavya madvacanād ucyatāṃ haṃsapadikā / nipuṇam upālabdhāḥ sma iti / > You who kissed the mango-flower, Honey-loving bee, Gave her all your passion's power, Ah, so tenderly! How can you be tempted so By the lily, pet? Fresher honey 's sweet, I know; But can you forget? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. What an entrancing song! > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Clown. But, man, don't you understand what the words mean? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King (smiling). I was once devoted to Queen Hansavati. And the rebuke comes from her. Friend Madhavya, tell Queen Hansavati in my name that the rebuke is a very pretty one. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.1b1\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1b1_2) - [Next: 5.1a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1a5) - [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.5.25) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p8) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p18) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.146) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1) · Pramāṇa