[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) › 7.5 # The Recognition of Śakuntalā 7.5 Abhijñānaśākuntala 7.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.5) vicchittiśeṣaiḥ surasundarīṇāṃ varṇair amī kalpalatāṃśukeṣu / vicintya gītakṣamam arthajātaṃ divaukasas tvaccaritaṃ likhanti // mātale asurasaṃprahārotsukena pūrvedyur divam adhirohatā mayā na lakṣitaḥ svargamārgaḥ / katamasmin marutāṃ pathi vartāmahe / > With colours used by nymphs of heaven > To make their beauty shine, > Gods write upon the surface given > Of many a magic vine, > As worth their song, the simple story > Of those brave deeds that made your glory. > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) > King. Matali, when I passed before, I was intent on fighting the demons, and did not observe this region. Tell me. In which path of the winds are we? > — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) - [Previous: 7.5b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.5b1) - [Next: 7.6b1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.6b1) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7) ## Translations (3) - [Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-ryder.7.12) — Arthur W. Ryder 1912, English - [Śakoontalá, or the Lost Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-monier-williams.7.p21) — Monier Monier-Williams 1855, English - [Sacontalá; or, the Fatal Ring](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala~en-jones.7.p8) — Sir William Jones 1789, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sakuntala.7.5) · Pramāṇa