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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.5

Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.5

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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?

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

King (astonished). Hermits? Accompanied by women? From Kanva?

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

Chamberlain. Yes.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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