Sacontala (Jones 1870)

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Sacontala; or, The Fatal Ring (1870)
by Kālidāsa, translated by William Jones

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Translated from the Bengali recension of the play into English by William Jones. This is the first English translation of the play.

This translation was first published in Calcutta, in 1789. This copy seems to be an 1870 reprint of the third edition (originally published in 1792). The orthography is modern compared with the third edition, such as the elimination of the long-s, and at least some of the diacritics of the third edition are not present in this copy.

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SACONTALA;

OR,

THE FATAL RING.

AN INDIAN DRAMA BY

Cálidás.

REPRINTED FROM THE TRANSLATION OF

SIR WILLIAM JONES.

LONDON :
CHARLTON TUCKER,
21, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET.
1870.

Front matter (not listed in original)

Preface

Persons of the Drama.

Dushmanta	…	Emperor of India.
Sacontalá	…	the Heroine of the piece.
Anusúyá	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Damsels attendant on her.
Priyamvadá		Damsels attendant on her.
Madhávya	…	the Emperor's Buffoon.
Gautamí	…	an old female Hermit.
Sárngarava	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	two Bráhmens.
Sáradwata		two Bráhmens.
Canna	…	Foster-Father of Sacontalá.
Cumbhílaca	…	a Fisherman.
Misracésí	…	a Nymph.
Mátali	…	Charioteer of Indra.
A little Boy
Casyapa	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Deities, Parents of Indra.
Aditi		Deities, Parents of Indra.
Officers of State and Police, Bráhmens, Damsels, Hermits, Pupils, Chamberlas, Warders of the Palace, Messengers, and Attendants.

Acts of the Play (not listed in original)

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