The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.5
Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.5
prajāḥ prajāḥ svā iva tantrayitvā
niṣevate śrāntamanā viviktam /
yūthāni saṃcārya raviprataptaḥ
śītaṃ divā sthānam iva dvipendraḥ //
(upagamya) jayatu jayatu devaḥ / ete khalu himagirer upatyakāraṇyavāsinaḥ kāśyapasaṃdeśam ādāya sastrīkās tapasvinaḥ saṃprāptāḥ / śrutvā devaḥ pramāṇam /
rā (sādaram) kiṃ kāśyapasaṃdeśahāriṇaḥ /
kañcukī atha kim /
Chamberlain (approaching). Victory to your Majesty. Here are hermits who dwell in the forest at the foot of the Himalayas. They bring women with them, and they carry a message from Kanva. What is your pleasure with regard to them?
King (astonished). Hermits? Accompanied by women? From Kanva?
Chamberlain. Yes.
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