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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.4

Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.4

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Sanskrit

6.4

cūtānāṃ ciranirgatā api kalikā badhnāti na svaṃ rajaḥ
saṃnaddhaṃ yad api sthitaṃ kurabakaṃ tat korakāvasthayā /
kaṇṭheṣu skhalitaṃ gate 'pi śiśire puṃskokilānāṃ rutam
śaṅke saṃharati smaro 'pi cakitas tūṇārdhakṛṣṭaṃ śaram //
sanumatī nāsti saṃdehaḥ / mahāprabhāvo rājarṣiḥ /

The mango branches are in bloom,
Yet pollen does not form;
The cuckoo's song sticks in his throat,
Although the days are warm; The amaranth-bud is formed, and yet
Its power of growth is gone;
The love-god timidly puts by
The arrow he has drawn.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

Mishrakeshi. There is no doubt of it. This good king has wonderful power.

Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)

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