श्रीदुष्मन्त उवाच उपपन्नमिदं सुभ्रु जाताया: कुशिकान्वये । स्वयं हि वृणुते राज्ञां कन्यका: सदृशं वरम् ॥ १५ ॥
sri-dusmanta uvaca upapannam idam subhru jatayah kusikanvaye svayam hi vrnute rajnam kanyakah sadrsam varam
- sri-dusmantah uvaca
- King Dusmanta replied
- upapannam
- just befitting your position
- idam
- this
- su-bhru
- O Sakuntala, with beautiful eyebrows
- jatayah
- because of your birth
- kusika-anvaye
- in the family of Visvamitra
- svayam
- personally
- hi
- indeed
- vrnute
- select
- rajnam
- of a royal family
- kanyakah
- daughters
- sadrsam
- on an equal level
- varam
- husbands.
King Dusmanta replied: O Sakuntala, with beautiful eyebrows, you have taken your birth in the family of the great saint Visvamitra, and your reception is quite worthy of your family. Aside from this, the daughters of a king generally select their own husbands.