[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) › 5.29b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.29b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.29b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.29b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.29b1) rājā bhavantam evātra gurulāghavaṃ pṛcchāmi / > King. I ask you which is the heavier sin: > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.28) - [Next: 5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.29) - [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.5.148) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p120) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.29b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.29b1) · Pramāṇa