The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.22

5.22

strīṇām aśikṣitapaṭutvam amānuṣīṣu
saṃdṛśyate kim uta yāḥ pratibodhavatyaḥ /
prāgantarikṣagamanās tvam apatyajātam
anyair dvijaiḥ parabhṛtāḥ khalu poṣayanti //
śaku (saroṣam+anārya ātmano hṛdayānumānena prekṣase / ka idānīm anyo dharmakañcukapraveśinas tṛṇachannakūpopamasya tavānukṛtiṃ pratipatsyate /

The female's untaught cunning may be seen
In beasts, far more in women selfish-wise;
The cuckoo's eggs are left to hatch and rear
By foster-parents, and away she flies.

Shakuntala (angrily). Wretch! You judge all this by your own false heart. Would any other man do what you have done? To hide behind virtue, like a yawning well covered over with grass!