The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.2

5.2

ramyāṇi vīkṣya madhurāṃś ca niśamya śabdān paryutsuko bhavati yat sukhito 'pi jantuḥ /
tac cetasā smarati nūnam abodhapūrvaṃ bhāvasthirāṇi jananāntarasauhṛdāni //
(iti paryākulas tiṣṭhati)
(tataḥ praviśati kañcukī)

In face of sweet presentment
Or harmonies of sound,
Man e’er forgets contentment,
By wistful longings bound. There must be recollections
Of things not seen on earth,
Deep nature's predilections,
Loves earlier than birth.

[paragraph continues] (He shows the wistfulness that comes from unremembered things.)