“One who is blind throws away even a garland of flower placed on his head, thinking it is a snake.”

— Kālidāsa , Abhigyanashakuntalam

Abhijñānaśākuntalam (The Sign of Shakuntala)

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स्रजमपि शिरस्यन्धः क्षिप्तं धुनोत्यहिशंकया

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