[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) › 5.27 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.27 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27) yadi yathā vadati kṣitipas tathā tvam asi kiṃ pitur utkulayā tvayā / atha tu vetsi śuci vratam ātmanaḥ patikule tava dāsyam api kṣamam // > If you deserve such scorn and blame, > What will your father with your shame? > But if you know your vows are pure, > Obey your husband and endure. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.27b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27b1) - [Next: 5.27a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27a5) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (1) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.5.143) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27) · Pramāṇa