[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) › 6.26b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.26b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.26b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.26b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.26b1) rājā (utthāya) mā tāvat / mama api sattvair abhibhūyante gṛhāḥ / atha vā / > King (rising quickly). My very palace is invaded by evil creatures. To be a king, is to be a disappointed man. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.25a1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.25a1) - [Next: 6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.26) - [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.6.252) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p357) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p236) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.26b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.26b1) · Pramāṇa