[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) › 5.25 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.25 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.25) ā janmanaḥ śāṭhyam aśikṣito yas tasyāpramāṇaṃ vacanaṃ janasya / parātisaṃdhānam adhīyate yair vidyeti te santu kilāptavācaḥ // rājā bhoḥ satyavādinn abhyupagataṃ tāvad asmābhir evam / kiṃ punar imām atisaṃdhāya labhyate / śārṅg vinipātaḥ / rājā vinipātaḥ pauravaiḥ prārthyata iti na śraddheyam etat / > It would be monstrous to believe > A girl who never lies; > Trust those who study to deceive > And think it very wise. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. Aha, my candid friend! Suppose I were to admit that I am such a man. What would happen if I deceived the girl? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Sharngarava. Ruin. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. It is unthinkable that ruin should fall on Puru's line. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.25b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.25b1) - [Next: 5.26b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26b1) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.5.133) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p107) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.172) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.25) · Pramāṇa