The Recognition of Śakuntalā 5.105

Shakuntala (in Kalidasa, Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works) 5.105

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5.105

Shakuntala (to herself). He loved me so. He is so changed. Why remind him? Ah, but I must clear my own character. Well, I will try. (Aloud.) My dear husband--(She stops.) No, he doubts my right to call him that. Your Majesty, it was pure love that opened my poor heart to you in the hermitage. Then you were kind to me and gave me your promise. Is it right for you to speak so now, and to reject me?

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Abhijñānaśākuntala — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit