The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.16b1
Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.16b1
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.16b1
rājā (niḥśvasya)
My loved one came but lately to my presence
And offered me herself, but in my folly
I spurned the gift, and now I fondly cling
To her mere image; even as a madman
Would pass the waters of the gushing stream,
And thirst for airy vapours of the desert.
Translations (1)
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English