[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) › 5.8 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.8 Abhijñānaśākuntala 5.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.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. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > KING. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > Weary as I was before, this complimentary address has refreshed me. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > \[Walks on. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > WARDER. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > 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. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 5.8b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.8b1) - [Next: 5.9b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.9b1) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5) ## Translations (2) - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.5.p62) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.5.p5) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Arthadyotanikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala!raghavabhatta.10.5.155) — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.5.8) · Pramāṇa