[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) › 7.20a7 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.20a7 Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.20a7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20a7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a7) bāla mātaḥ rocate ma eṣa bhadramayūraḥ / (iti krīḍanakam ādatte) > Boy. I like this little peacock, sister. Can it fly? (He seizes the toy.) > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.20a6\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a6_2) - [Next: 7.20a8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a8) - [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.7.92) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p74) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.20a7) · Pramāṇa