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.
Mishrakeshi (observing the king). No wonder Shakuntala pines for him, even though he dishonoured her by his rejection of her.
Translations (3)
- Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English
- Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring — Sir William Jones 1789, English
- Abhijñāna-Śakuntalam — Bidhubhusan Goswami 1916, English