The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.21

5.21

vyapadeśam āvilayituṃ kim īhase janam imam a pātayitum /
kūlaṃ kaṣā iva sindhuḥ prasannam ambhas taṭataruṃ ca //
śaku bhavatu / yadi paramārthataḥ paraparigrahaśaṅkinā tvayaivaṃ pravṛttaṃ tad+abhijñānenānena tavāśaṅkām apaneṣyāmi /

A stream that eats away the bank,
Grows foul, and undermines the tree.
So you would stain your honour, while
You plunge me into misery.

Shakuntala. Very well. If you have acted so because you really fear to touch another man's wife, I will remove your doubts with a token you gave me.