[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) › 7.35 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.35 Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.35) pravartatāṃ prakṛtihitāya pārthivaḥ sarasvatī śrutamahatāṃ mahīyatām / mama api ca kṣapayatu nīlalohitaḥ punarbhavaṃ parigataśaktir ātmabhūḥ // > May kingship benefit the land, > And wisdom grow in scholars' band; > May Shiva see my faith on earth > And make me free of all rebirth. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.35b2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.35b2) - [Next: p166715](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.p166715) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7) ## Translations (1) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.185) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.35) · Pramāṇa