[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) › 5.27b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.27b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.27b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.27b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27b1) śārṅg śakutale / > Sárad. Let the queen hear. If thou beest what the king proclaims thee, what right hast thou to complain? But if thou knowest the purity of thy own soul, it will become thee to wait as a handmaid in the mansion of thy lord. Stay, then, where thou art; we must return to Canna. > — Sir William Jones 1789, Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring - [Previous: 5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.26) - [Next: 5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (1) - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p117) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.27b1) · Pramāṇa