[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) › 5.1b1\_2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.1b1\_2 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.1b1\_2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.1b1\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1b1_2) rājā tūṣṇīṃ bhava / yāvad ākarṇayāmi / (ākāśe gīyate) > King. Be quiet. I wish to listen. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > A song behind the scenes. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.1b3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1b3) - [Next: 5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1) - [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.5.22) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p5) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p14) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1b1_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.1b1_2) · Pramāṇa