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Sakuntala and the Ring of Recognition
       Modern version by Barbara Stoler Miller
A blade of kusa grass 
Pricked my foot 
The girl said for no reason 
After walking a few steps away 
The she pretended to free 
Her bark dress from branches 
Where it was not caught 
And shyly glanced at me 
 
 
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Raja RajaVarma in Malayalam translation
 

kondalveni oru randunaladi nadannilla

athinumunpu than, kondu darbhamuna kalilennuu
veruthe nadichu nilakondithe;
kandavumbatha thirichu nokkiyaval
valkalanchalamilachalalil
kondudakkumorumattikattividuvichidunnakapadathode
 
 
Kerala Varma Valia Koyithampuran in Malayalam
kalyanangi chilyadi nadannittu pinnid akasmal
pullintagram padabhuvi tharach ennapol ninnukondal
chollamallo tharuthathiyathin
sakhayil kondu dakkittallennalum maravuri videeckunnapol pinthrinjal
 

Vallathol Narayana Menon in Malayalam

kanthanginaladinadannathaninnukondal
kaliltharanjilthukusankuramennakande
chirathevrukhavidapathiludakkilyillennalum
vidurthuvathinayimukhamvumthirichal
 
Attoor Krishna Pisharody translation in Malayalam
chikkaannu darbha munayetttitu kalilonnayi
mukthangini nnuchilachodunadannakande
vakkramthirichutharushakhakalilthandanju
nilkathavalkalavumahoviduvichumandam
viyenamoklamamarumkulirthennalmandam
thoyumthanuthanalinidalathalavrundham
ayasamattusukhamampadipadmathamrasriyam