[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) › 6.22b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.22b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.22b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.22b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.22b1) rājā vayasya katham evam aviśrāntaduḥkham anubhavāmi / > King. My friend, how can I endure a grief that has no respite? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.21) - [Next: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.22) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.184) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p263) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p170) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.22b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.22b1) · Pramāṇa