The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.2b1
Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.2b1
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.2b1
rā (ātmagatam) kiṃ nu khalu gītam evaṃ vidhārtham ākarṇyeṣṭajanavirahād ṛte 'pi balavadutkaṇṭhito 'smi / athavā /
King (to himself). Why am I filled with wistfulness on hearing such a song? I am not separated from one I love.
And yet
Translations (3)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English