[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) › 6.13a5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.13a5 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.13a5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.13a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.13a5) vidūṣaka (vilokya) sādhu vayasya / madhurāvasthānadarśanīyo bhāvānupraveśaḥ / skhalatīva me dṛṣṭir nimnonnatapradeśeṣu / > Clown (looking at it). The sketch is full of sweet meaning. My eyes seem to stumble over its uneven surface. What more can I say? I expect to see it come to life, and I feel like speaking to it. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.13) - [Next: 6.13a6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.13a6) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.140) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p134) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.13a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.13a5) · Pramāṇa