The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.8
Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.8
niyamayasi vimārgaprasthitān āttadaṇḍaḥ
praśamayasi vivādaṃ kalpase rakṣaṇāya /
atanuṣu vibhaveṣu jñātayaḥ santu nāma
tvayi tu parisamāptaṃ bandhukṛtya prajānām //
rājā ete klāntamanasaḥ punar navīkṛtāḥ smaḥ / (iti parikrāmati)
pratihārī eṣa abhinavasaṃmārjanasaśrīkaḥ saṃnihitahomadhenur agniśaraṇālindaḥ / ārohatu devaḥ /
Let but the monarch wield his threatening rod
And e'en the guilty tremble; at his voice
The rebel spirit cowers; his grateful subjects
Acknowledge him their guardian; rich and poor
Hail him a faithful friend--a loving kinsman.
KING.
Weary as I was before, this complimentary address has refreshed me.
[Walks on.
WARDER.
Here is the terrace of the hallowed fire-chamber, and yonder stands the cow that yields the milk for the oblations. The sacred enclosure has been recently purified, and looks clean and beautiful. Ascend, Sire.
Translations (2)
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English
Commentaries (1)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit