[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) › 5.30 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.30 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.30) strīsaṃsthānaṃ cāpsaras tīrtham ārād utkṣipyaināṃ jyotir ekaṃ jagāma // (sarve vismayaṃ rūpayanti) rājā bhagavan prāg api so 'smābhir arthaḥ pratyādiṣṭa eva / kiṃ vṛthā tarkeṇānviṣyate / viśrāmyatu bhavān / purohita (vilokya) vijayasva (iti niṣkrāntaḥ) rājā vetravati paryākulo 'smi / śayanabhūmimārgam ādeśaya / > Before our eyes a heavenly light > In woman's form, but shining bright, > Seized her and vanished straight. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > (All betray astonishment.) > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. My teacher, we have already settled the matter. Why speculate in vain? Let us seek repose. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > Chaplain. Victory to your Majesty. (Exit.) > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. Vetravati, I am bewildered. Conduct me to my apartment. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 5.30b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.30b1) - [Next: 5.30a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.30a5) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.5.166) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p289) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.5.p135) — Sir William Jones 1789, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.175) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.30) · Pramāṇa