The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.24

5.24

ataḥ parīkṣya kartavyaṃ viśeṣāt saṃgataṃ rahaḥ /
ajñātahṛdayeṣv evaṃ vairībhavati sauhṛdam //
rājā ayi bhoḥ kim atrabhavatīpratyayād evāsmān saṃyutadoṣākṣaraiḥ kṣiṇutha /

Be slow to love, but yet more slow
With secret mate;
With those whose hearts we do not know,
Love turns to hate.

King. Why do you trust this girl, and accuse me of an imaginary crime?