[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) › 7.14a5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.14a5 Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.14a5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.14a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.14a5) prathamā avinīta kiṃ no 'patyanirviśeṣāṇi sattvāni vikaroṣi / hanta vardhate te saṃrambhaḥ / sthāne khalu ṛṣijanena sarvadamana iti kṛtanāmadheyo 'si / > First woman. Naughty boy, why do you torment our pets? They are like children to us. Your energy seems to take the form of striking something. No wonder the hermits call you All-tamer. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.14) - [Next: 7.14a6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.14a6) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7) ## Translations (2) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.51) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p37) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.14a5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.14a5) · Pramāṇa