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Kalidasa - Novels
by Kalidas
in
English Drama
(Publications Sanskrit Series Cambridge, Ontario 1999)
The first four acts pass in Kanva's forest hermitage; acts five and six in the king's palace; act seven on a heavenly mountain. The time is perhaps seven years.
PROLOGUE
BENEDICTION UPON THE AUDIENCE
Eight forms has Shiva, lord of all and king:
And these are water, first created thing;
And fire, which speeds the sacrifice begun;
The priest; and time's dividers, moon and sun;
The all-embracing ether, path of sound;
The earth, wherein all seeds of life are found;
And air, the breath of life: may he draw near,
Revealed in these, and bless those gathered here.
The stage-director. Enough of this! (Turning toward the dressing-room.)
Madam, if you are ready, pray come here.
(Enter an actress.)
Shakuntala Translated by Arthur W. Ryder (Publications Sanskrit Series Cambridge, Ontario 1999) The first four acts pass in Kanva's forest hermitage; acts five and six in the king's palace; act seven on a heavenly mountain. The time is ...Read Moreseven years. PROLOGUE BENEDICTION UPON THE AUDIENCE Eight forms has Shiva, lord of all and king: And these are water, first created thing; And fire, which speeds the sacrifice begun; The priest; and time's dividers, moon and sun; The all-embracing ether, path of sound; The earth, wherein all seeds of life are found; And air, the breath of life:
ACT II THE SECRET (Enter the clown.) Clown (sighing). Damn! Damn! Damn! I'm tired of being friends with this sporting king. "There's a deer!" he shouts, "There's a boar!" And off he chases on a summer noon through woods ...Read Moreshade is few and far between. We drink hot, stinking water from the mountain streams, flavoured with leaves-nasty! At odd times we get a little tepid meat to eat. And the horses and the elephants make such a noise that I can't even be comfortable at night. Then the hunters and the bird-chasers-damn 'em-wake me up bright and early. They
ACT III THE LOVE-MAKING (Enter a pupil, with sacred grass for the sacrifice.) Pupil (with meditative astonishment). How great is the power of King Dushyanta! Since his arrival our rites have been undisturbed. He does not need to bend ...Read Morebow; For every evil thing, Awaiting not the arrow, flees From the twanging of the string. Well, I will take this sacred grass to the priests, to strew the altar. (He walks and looks about, then speaks to some one not visible.) Priyamvada, for whom are you carrying this cuscus-salve and the fibrous lotus-leaves? (He listens.) What do you say?
ACT IV SHAKUNTALA'S DEPARTURE SCENE I (Enter the two friends, gathering flowers.) Anusuya. Priyamvada, dear Shakuntala has been properly married by the voluntary ceremony and she has a husband worthy of her. And yet I am not quite satisfied. ...Read MoreWhy not? Anusuya. The sacrifice is over and the good king was dismissed to-day by the hermits. He has gone back to the city and there he is surrounded by hundreds of court ladies. I wonder whether he will remember poor Shakuntala or not. Priyamvada. You need not be anxious about that. Such handsome men are sure to be good.
ACT V SHAKUNTALA'S REJECTION (Enter a chamberlain.) Chamberlain (sighing). Alas! To what a state am I reduced! I once assumed the staff of reed For custom's sake alone, As officer to guard at need The ladies round the throne. ...Read Moreyears have passed away and made It serve, my tottering steps to aid. The king is within. I will tell him of the urgent business which demands his attention. (He takes a few steps.) But what is the business? (He recalls it.) Yes, I remember. Certain hermits, pupils of Kanva, desire to see his Majesty. Strange, strange! The mind of