The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.18
Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.18
evam āśramaviruddhavṛttinā saṃyamaḥ kim iti janmatas tvayā /
sattvasaṃśraya sukho 'pi dūṣyate kṛṣṇasarpaśiśuneva candanaḥ //
tāpasī bhadramukha na khalv ayam ṛṣikumāraḥ /
Your conduct in this place apart,
Is most unfit;
’Twould grieve your father's pious heart
And trouble it. To animals he is as good
As good can be;
You spoil it, like a black snake's brood
In sandal tree.
Hermit-woman. But, sir, he is not the son of a hermit.
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
Commentaries (1)
- Arthadyotanikā — Rāghavabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit