[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) › 6.1b6 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.1b6 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.1b6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1b6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b6) pāṭaccara kim asmābhir jātiḥ pṛṣṭā / > Second policeman. You thief, we didn't ask for your address or your social position. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.1b5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b5) - [Next: 6.1b7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b7) - [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.6.6) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p7) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.1b6) · Pramāṇa