Sakuntala or The Fatal Ring is a dramatic play written by the ancient Indian poet and playwright Kalidasa. The play tells the story of the beautiful Sakuntala, who falls in love with King Dushyanta. They secretly marry, but Dushyanta is forced to leave Sakuntala to return to his kingdom. Sakuntala gives birth to his child, but when Dushyanta returns to claim his wife and child, he does not remember Sakuntala or their marriage due to a curse. Sakuntala is heartbroken and returns to the forest, where she is reunited with ...
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Sakuntala or The Fatal Ring is a dramatic play written by the ancient Indian poet and playwright Kalidasa. The play tells the story of the beautiful Sakuntala, who falls in love with King Dushyanta. They secretly marry, but Dushyanta is forced to leave Sakuntala to return to his kingdom. Sakuntala gives birth to his child, but when Dushyanta returns to claim his wife and child, he does not remember Sakuntala or their marriage due to a curse. Sakuntala is heartbroken and returns to the forest, where she is reunited with Dushyanta and their child only after a series of trials and tribulations. The play explores themes of love, loss, memory, and redemption. This edition of the play was translated into English by Arthur W. Ryder and originally published in 1902.To which is added Meghaduta; or, the Cloud Messenger, The Bhagavad-Gita, or Sacred Song.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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