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Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian DramaKālidāsa

Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama

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Original author: Kālidāsa

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"Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama" by Kālidāsa is a Sanskrit play from around the 4th century CE. When King Duṣyanta encounters the innocent Śakuntalā in a forest hermitage, their secret marriage sets off a chain of fateful events. A sage's curse causes the king to forget his bride, and a lost ring becomes her only hope for recognition. Years pass as their lives diverge, but destiny has plans of its own for the separated lovers and the son born of their union.

Sakoontala; Or, The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama, by Kālidāsa. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12169.

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11 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Eighth Edition1,188 words
  2. 2.Introduction6,024 words
  3. 3.Prologue: Benediction420 words
  4. 4.Act I: SCENE-A Forest3,555 words
  5. 5.Act II3,262 words
  6. 6.Act III: SCENE.--The Sacred Grove3,704 words
  1. 7.Act IV3,497 words
  2. 8.Act V: SCENE.--A Room in the Palace4,373 words
  3. 9.Act VI: SCENE.--The Garden of a Palace4,767 words
  4. 10.Act VII: SCENE.--The Sky (1)8,254 words
  5. 11.Act VII: SCENE.--The Sky (2)5,013 words