[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) › 7.20a3\_2 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.20a3\_2 Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.20a3\_2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20a3\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a3_2) prathamā śṛṇotu mahārājaḥ / eṣāparājitā nāmauṣadhir asya jātakarmasamaye bhagavatā mārīcena dattā / > First woman. Listen, your Majesty. This is a divine and most potent charm, called the Invincible. Marichi's holy son gave it to the baby when the birth-ceremony was performed. If it falls on the ground, no one may touch it except the boy's parents or the boy himself. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.20a2\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a2_2) - [Next: 7.20a4\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a4_2) - [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.7.97) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p82) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a3_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a3_2) · Pramāṇa