The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.14

7.14

ardhapītastanaṃ mātur āmardakliṣṭakesaram /
prakrīḍituṃ siṃhaśiśuṃ balātkāreṇa karṣati //
(tataḥ praviśati yathānirdiṣṭakarmā tapasvinībhyāṃ bālaḥ)
bāla jṛmbhasva siṃha dantāṃs te gaṇayiṣye /

He drags a struggling lion cub,
The lioness' milk half-sucked, half-missed,
Towzles his mane, and tries to drub
Him tame with small, imperious fist.

(Enter a small boy, as described, and two hermit-women.)

Boy. Open your mouth, cub. I want to count your teeth.