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Chapter 1.66
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Sanskrit Text
निर्जने
च
वने
यस्माच्छकुन्तैः
परिरक्षिता
।
शकुन्तलेति
नामास्याः
कृतं
चापि
ततो
मया
॥
English Translation
Because she was found in the solitude of the forest, protected by the Shakuntas (birds), she has been named Shakuntala (protected by birds.)
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
निर्जने | विपिने | ऽरण्ये | शकुन्तैः | परिवारिताम्
शकुन्तला + इति | नामन् + इदम् | कृतं | च + अपि | ततो | मया
शकुन्तला + इति | नामन् + इदम् | कृतं | च + अपि | ततो | मया