Note 60 — Chapter XXVI · THAKCHACHA IN JAIL.
G. D. (George Devereux) Oswell translation
There is a beautiful figure taken from a large tree in Sakuntala; in reference to a king’s responsibilities, it is said:—
Honour to him who labours day by day For the world’s weal, forgetful of his own, Like some tall tree that with its stately head Endures the solar beam, while underneath It yields refreshing shelter to the weary.
Sir M. Monier-William’s Translation.