[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) › 6.1b4 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.1b4 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.1b4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1b4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b4) prathamaḥ kiṃ śobhano brāhmaṇa iti kṛtvā (kalayitvā) rājñā pratigraho dattaḥ / > First policeman. No, I suppose the king thought you were a pious Brahman, and made you a present of it. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.1b3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b3) - [Next: 6.1b5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b5) - [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.6.4) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p5) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b4) · Pramāṇa