King Monologue from Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama

From Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama by Kālidāsa

male · dramatic · 56 sec

Would that my union with her were permissible (23)! and yet I hardly dare hope that the maiden is sprung from a caste different from that of the Head of the hermitage. But away with doubt: That she is free to wed a warrior-king My heart attests. For, in conflicting doubts, The secret promptings of the good man's soul Are an unerring index of the truth. However, come what may, I will ascertain the fact. (S') AKOONTALÁ. [ In a flurry. Ah! a bee, disturbed by the sprinkling of the water, has left the young jasmine, and is trying to settle on my face. [ Attempts to drive it away.

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