The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.4
Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.4
- Language
- 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.
Mishrakeshi. There is no doubt of it. This good king has wonderful power.
Translations (4)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English
- Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English
Commentaries (1)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit