[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) › 5.6 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.6 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.6) autsukyamātram avasāyayati pratiṣṭhā kliśnāti labdhaparipālanavṛttir eva / nātiśramāpanayanāya yathā śramāya rājyaṃ svahastadhṛtadaṇḍam ivātapatram // > 'Tis a fond thought that to attain the end > And object of ambition is to rest; > Success doth only mitigate the fever > Of anxious expectation; soon the fear > Of losing what we have, the constant care > Of guarding it, doth weary. Ceaseless toil > Must be the lot of him who with his hands > Supports the canopy that shields his subjects. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 5.6b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.6b1) - [Next: 5.7b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.7b1) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (1) - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p56) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.153) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.6) · Pramāṇa