[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) › 5.26b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.26b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.26b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.26b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26b1) śārad śārṅgarava kim uttareṇa / anuṣṭhito guroḥ saṃdeśaḥ / pratinivartāmahe vayam / (rājānaṃ prati) > Sharngarava. Why bandy words? We have fulfilled our Father's bidding. We are ready to return. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.25) - [Next: 5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26) - [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.5.137) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p110) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26b1) · Pramāṇa