[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) › 6.5b1 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.5b1 Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.5b1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.5b1) kañcukī tena hy alpaṃ kathayitavyam / > Chamberlain. There is little more to tell. When his Majesty saw the ring, he remembered that he had indeed contracted a secret marriage with Shakuntala, and had rejected her under a delusion. And then he fell a prey to remorse. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 6.4a0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.4a0) - [Next: 6.5b2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.5b2) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.6.65) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.6.p67) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.5b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.6.5b1) · Pramāṇa