The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.13

6.13

karaṃ vihāyāsi nimagnam ambhasi /
athavā /
acetanaṃ nāma guṇaṃ na lakṣayen
mayaiva kasmād avadhīritā priyā //
vidūṣaka (ātmagatam) kathaṃ bubhukṣayā khāditavyo 'smi /
rājā priye akāraṇaparityāgānuśayataptahṛdayas tāvad anukampyatām ayaṃ janaḥ punardarśanena /
(praviśyāpaṭīkṣepeṇa citraphalakahastā)
caturikā iyaṃ citragatā bhaṭṭinī / (iti citraphalakaṃ darśayati)

[paragraph continues] And yet

Things lifeless know not beauty;
But I--I scorned my duty,
The sweetest task of all.

Clown. But that is no reason why I should starve to death.

King (not heeding). O my darling, my heart burns with repentance because I abandoned you without reason. Take pity on me. Let me see you again. (Enter a maid with a tablet.)

Maid. Your Majesty, here is the picture of our lady. (She produces the tablet.)