[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) › 6.32b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.32b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.32b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.32b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.32b1) rājā (janāntikam) vayasya anatikramaṇīyā divaspater ājñā / > King. Friend Madhavya, I must obey the bidding of heaven's king. Go, acquaint the minister Pishuna with the matter, and add these words of mine: > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.31) - [Next: 6.32b2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.32b2) - [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.6.282) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.6.p407) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p263) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.32b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.32b1) · Pramāṇa