"All these women [legendary women including Ambika, Devahuti, Draupadi, Parvati, Saraswati, Sati, Shakuntala and Sita.…"

"Draupadi, Tara, Ahalya, Mandodari, Sita, Savitri, Sati, and Damayanti are worshipped by Hindus as divine women of dha…"

"The royal spouse of Sacontale (Shakuntala) Weary of victories, rejoices When he finds her paler From waiting and eyes…"

"In drama, his Abhijnanashakuntala is the most famous and is usually judged the best Indian literary effort of any per…"

"It tells the story of the hermit girl Shakuntala, the daughter of the celestial nymph Menaka and the sage Vishvamitra…"

"Europe first learned of the old Indian drama from Sir William Jones's translation of Kalidasa's Shakuntala, published…"

"Goethe in German language: Willst du die Blüthe des frühen, die Früchte des späteren Jahres, Willst du, was reizt and…"

"English translation by Eastwich: Wouldst thou the young year's blossoms and the fruits of its decline, And all by whi…"

"Among the first works of Sanskrit literature translated into European languages, its skilful plot of thwarted love an…"

"...first of kings wedded the handsome Shakuntala of graceful gait and knew her as a husband."