[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) › 6.21b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.21b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.21b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.21b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.21b1) rājā vayasya kim idam anuṣṭhitaṃ paurobhāgyam / > Oh! my dear friend, why were you so ill-natured as to tell me the truth? > — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring - [Previous: 6.20\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.20_2) - [Next: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.21) - [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.p257) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p167) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.21b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.21b1) · Pramāṇa