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

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

male · melancholic · 45 sec

Then I placed the ring on her finger, and thus addressed her:-- Repeat each day one letter of the name Engraven on this gem; ere thou hast reckoned The tale of syllables, my minister Shall come to lead thee to thy husband's palace. But, hard-hearted man that I was, I forgot to fulfil my promise, owing to the infatuation that took possession of me. SÁNUMATÍ. (Aside. A pleasant arrangement! Fate, however, ordained that the appointment should not be kept. MÁ[T.) HAVYA. But how did the ring contrive to pass into the stomach of that carp which the fisherman caught and was cutting up?

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