[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) › 6.20 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.20 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20) akliṣṭabālatarupallavalobhanīyam pītaṃ mayā sadayam eva ratotsaveṣu / bimbādharaṃ spṛśasi ced bhramara priyāyās tvāṃ kārayāmi kamalodarabandhanastham // vidūṣaka evaṃ tīkṣṇadaṇḍasya kiṃ na bheṣyati / (prahasya / ātmagatam) eṣa tāvad unmattaḥ / aham apy etasya saṅgenedṛśavarṇa iva saṃvṛttaḥ / (prakāśam) > An thou but touch the lips of my beloved, > Sweet as the opening blossom, whence I quaffed > In happier days love's nectar, I will place thee > Within the hollow of yon lotus cup, > And there imprison thee for thy presumption. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring > He must be bold indeed not to show any fear when you threaten him with such an awful punishment. \[Smiling, aside.\] He is stark mad, that's clear; and I believe, by keeping him company, I am beginning to talk almost as wildly. \[Aloud.\] Look, it is only a painted bee. > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 6.20b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20b1) - [Next: 6.20a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20a5) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6) ## Translations (2) - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p249) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-goswami.0.3.6.p32-2) — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Vakroktijīvita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.dhvani.vakroktijivita.128.11) — Kuntaka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20) · Pramāṇa