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The Recognition of Śakuntalā 6.6

Abhijñānaśākuntala 6.6

Language
Sanskrit

6.6

pratyādiṣṭaviśeṣamaṇḍanavidhir vāmaprakoṣṭhārpitam
bibhratkāñcanam ekam eva valayaṃ śvāsoparaktādharaḥ /
cintājāgaraṇapratāntanayanas tejoguṇād ātmanaḥ
saṃskārollikhito mahāmaṇir iva kṣīṇo 'pi nālakṣyate //
sānumatī (rājānaṃ dṛṣṭvā) sthāne khalu pratyādeśavimānitā apy asya kṛte śakuntalā klāmyati /

All ornament is laid aside; he wears
One golden bracelet on his wasted arm;
His lip is scorched by sighs; and sleepless cares
Redden his eyes. Yet all can work no harm
On that magnificent beauty, wasting, but
Gaining in brilliance, like a diamond cut.

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

Mishrakeshi (observing the king). No wonder Shakuntala pines for him, even though he dishonoured her by his rejection of her.

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

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